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labyrinthulid

labyrinthulid noun: any protist in the order Labyrinthulales (syn. Labyrinthulida), the slime nets, which produce a network of filaments or tubes inside of which the cells move and from which they obtain nutrients.

Noun

labyrinthulid (plural labyrinthulids)

  1. Any protist in the order Labyrinthulales (syn. Labyrinthulida), the slime nets, which produce a network of filaments or tubes inside of which the cells move and from which they obtain nutrients.
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Forms of labyrinthulid

plurallabyrinthulids

Origin of labyrinthulid

From the ICZN order name Labyrinthulida.

Questions about labyrinthulid

What does labyrinthulid mean?
Labyrinthulid means any protist in the order Labyrinthulales (syn. Labyrinthulida), the slime nets, which produce a network of filaments or tubes inside of which the cells move and from which they obtain nutrients.
What part of speech is labyrinthulid?
Labyrinthulid is a noun.
What is the plural of labyrinthulid?
The plural of labyrinthulid is labyrinthulids.

Words near labyrinthulid in the dictionary

  1. labyrinthopeptins
  2. labyrinthosis
  3. labyrinths
  4. labyrinthulean
  5. labyrinthuleans
  6. labyrinthulid
  7. labyrinthulids
  8. Labé
  9. lac
  10. lac dye
  11. lac insect

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