sewage fungus

noun

A filamentous colony of bacteria (e.g. Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (e.g. Fusarium aqueductum), protozoa and other species, which may be found adhering to surfaces in sewage treatment plants or in natural waters as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated waste water.

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Meanings

nounsewage fungus (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA filamentous colony of bacteria (e.g. Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (e.g. Fusarium aqueductum), protozoa and other species, which may be found adhering to surfaces in sewage treatment plants or in natural waters as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated waste water.

Translations

Estonian reoveeseen
  • reoveeseencolony of bacteria, fungi and other species
Finnish jätevesisieni
  • jätevesisienicolony of bacteria, fungi and other species
French champignon d’eau usée
  • champignon d’eau uséecolony of bacteria, fungi and other species
German Abwasserpilz
  • Abwasserpilzcolony of bacteria, fungi and other species
Polish grzyb kanalizacyjny
  • grzyb kanalizacyjnycolony of bacteria, fungi and other species
Swedish smutsvattensvamp
  • smutsvattensvampcolony of bacteria, fungi and other species
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APA

sewage fungus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sewage%20fungus

MLA

“sewage fungus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sewage%20fungus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sewage fungus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sewage%20fungus.

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