# myxomycete

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɪksəˈmaɪsiːt/

## Definitions
1. Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds.

## Etymology
From translingual Myxomycetes; by surface analysis, myx(o)- + -mycete. Regarding New Latin -cetes to English -cete, compare also spirochete from Spirochaeta.

## Source
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