noun
Meaning 1
Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
myxomycete
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/ˌmɪksəˈmaɪsiːt/
noun
Meaning 2
a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: true slime mold, acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slime mold, slime mould
History
Etymology
From translingual Myxomycetes; by surface analysis, myx(o)- + -mycete. Regarding New Latin -cetes to English -cete, compare also spirochete from Spirochaeta.