myxameba

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mik′sə mē′bə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
myx•a•me•ba  (mik′sə mē′bə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bas, -bae (-bē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Fungithe amebalike, usually nonflagellated, uninucleate haploid individual of a sporocarp that is released upon spore germination and feeds by engulfing bacteria and yeast: a typical stage in the life cycle of cellular slime molds.
Also, myx′a•moe′ba. 
  • myx- + ameba 1885–90


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