Meanings
nounslime mold (countable and uncountable, plural slime molds)
plural slime molds
- Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
- countableuncountablesyncytial or plasmodial slime molds in subclass Myxogastria (syn. Myxomycetes)
- countableuncountablecellular slime molds in order Dictyosteliida
- countableuncountablein order Protostelida.
- countableuncountableprotists of the order Acrasida
- countableuncountableParasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida
- countableuncountableslime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists
- countableuncountableCellular slime molds of the genus Fonticula, in a sister group of the Fungi.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
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Translations
Catalan fong mucilaginós
- fong mucilaginósprotist
Polish śluzowiec
- śluzowiecprotist
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