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Noun: myxomycete  ,mik-sow-mI'seet or ,mik-sow'mI,seet
  1. A slime mould of the class Myxomycetes
    - true slime mold [N. Amer], acellular slime mold [US], plasmodial slime mold [N. Amer], true slime mould [Brit, Cdn], acellular slime mould [Brit, Cdn], plasmodial slime mould [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: myxomycetes

Type of: slime mold [N. Amer], slime mould [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: class Myxomycetes, Myxomycetes

Encyclopedia: Myxomycete

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myxomatosis
myxomycete
Myxomycetes
Myxomycota
Myxophyceae
Myxosporidia
myxosporidian
myxovirus
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