"oomycete" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oomycetes [plural]
Etymology: oo- + -mycete Etymology templates: {{af|en|oo-|-mycete|}} oo- + -mycete Head templates: {{en-noun}} oomycete (plural oomycetes)
  1. (biology) Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds. Wikipedia link: oomycete Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Oomycetes Synonyms: oömycete [rare] Derived forms: oomyceticidal, oomycetous, oomycide Translations (protist of the class Oomycetes): munasieni (Finnish), vesihome (Finnish), 卵菌 (rankin) (Japanese), lęgniowiec (Polish)

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