"Dictyostelium" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: New Latin. Coined by German botanist and mycologist Julius Oscar Brefeld in 1869 from Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”) + Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “pillar, column”) + -ium, referring to how the cells of its sorocarps' stalks visually resemble nets. See stele. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{coinage|mul|Q65173|in=1869}} Coined by German botanist and mycologist Julius Oscar Brefeld in 1869, {{der|mul|grc|δίκτυον|t=fishing net}} Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”), {{der|mul|grc|στήλη|t=pillar, column}} Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “pillar, column”), {{affix|la|-ium}} -ium Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=n|g2=|head=Dictyostelium|nogendercat=1}} Dictyostelium n
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyosteliidae – protozoan bacteriophages known as slime molds, once thought to be fungi. Tags: neuter Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Protozoa (english: kingdom), Sarcomastigota (english: subkingdom), Amoebozoa (english: phylum), Conosa (english: subphylum), Dictyostelea (english: family) [class], Dictyosteliida (english: order), Dictyosteliidae (english: family) Hyponyms (genus): Dictyostelium mucoroides (english: type species), Dictyostelium on Wikipedia. for selected species.
    Sense id: en-Dictyostelium-mul-name-1feFf29~ Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -ium, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus)

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