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dark fungus

dark fungus noun: a fungus that is only known from the detection of its fungal DNA signature in environmental DNA (“eDNA”) sampling.

Noun

dark fungus (plural dark funguses or dark fungi)

  1. A fungus that is only known from the detection of its fungal DNA signature in environmental DNA (“eDNA”) sampling.

Forms of dark fungus

pluraldark funguses
pluraldark fungi
alternative formdark matter fungus

Origin of dark fungus

Back-formation from dark fungi, from dark fungal matter/fungal dark matter; compare dark matter.

Questions about dark fungus

What does dark fungus mean?
Dark fungus means a fungus that is only known from the detection of its fungal DNA signature in environmental DNA (“eDNA”) sampling.
What part of speech is dark fungus?
Dark fungus is a noun.
What is the plural of dark fungus?
The plural of dark fungus is dark funguses.

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