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noun
Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
protists of the Amoebozoa
syncytial or plasmodial slime molds in subclass Myxogastria (syn. Myxomycetes)
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noun
Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
protists of the Amoebozoa
cellular slime molds in order Dictyosteliida
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noun
Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
protists of the Amoebozoa
in order Protostelida.
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noun
Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
protists of the order Acrasida
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noun
Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
Parasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida
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noun
Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists
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noun
Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
Cellular slime molds of the genus Fonticula, in a sister group of the Fungi.
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noun
a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: slime mould
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Broader terms: fungus
Narrower terms: true slime mold, acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold, myxomycete, cellular slime mold
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