slime mold
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Noun
- protists of the Amoebozoa: syncytial or plasmodial slime molds in subclass Myxogastria (syn. Myxomycetes)
- protists of the Amoebozoa: cellular slime molds in order Dictyosteliida
- protists of the Amoebozoa: in order Protostelida.
- Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications: protists of the order Acrasida
- Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications: Parasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida
- Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications: The slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists
- 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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