Meanings
plural slime moulds
- alternativeAlternative spelling of slime mold.
Slime moulds on Earth were a common research subject. Scientists had studied them for centuries because of their self-organizing capability, that enabled a loose mass of individual cells to act as a macro-organism, a predator even, all without any neurology whatsoever.
2019, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin, Macmillan, page 453
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
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slime mould. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slime%20mould
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