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myx•a•me•ba
(mik′sə mē′bə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bas, -bae (-bē).USA pronunciation
- 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.
- myx- + ameba 1885–90