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slime mould

slime mould is the alternative spelling of slime mold.

Meaning of slime mold

Noun

slime mold (countable and uncountable, plural slime molds)

  1. syncytial or plasmodial slime molds in subclass Myxogastria (syn. Myxomycetes)
  2. cellular slime molds in order Dictyosteliida
  3. in order Protostelida.
  4. protists of the order Acrasida
  5. Parasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida
  6. slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists

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Forms of slime mould

pluralslime moulds

Questions about slime mould

What is slime mould the alternative spelling of?
Slime mould is the alternative spelling of slime mold.

Words near slime mould in the dictionary

  1. slime flux
  2. slime lilies
  3. slime lily
  4. slime mold
  5. slime molds
  6. slime mould
  7. slime moulds
  8. slime out
  9. slime sponge
  10. slime sponges
  11. slime table

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