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slime mould

DEFINITIONS OF: slime mould

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n a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists

Synonyms:
slime mold
Types:
acellular slime mold, myxomycete, plasmodial slime mold, true slime mold
a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
cellular slime mold
differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle
dictostylium
any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium
Type of:
fungus
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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