"slime mold" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slime molds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slime mold (countable and uncountable, plural slime molds)
  1. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    protists of the Amoebozoa
    syncytial or plasmodial slime molds in subclass Myxogastria (syn. Myxomycetes)
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
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  2. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    protists of the Amoebozoa
    cellular slime molds in order Dictyosteliida
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-slime_mold-en-noun-Dx8R8BFJ Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 17 17 17 15 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 13 13 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 18 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 22 13 10 9 8 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 16 15 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 15 14 14 14 14 14
  3. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    protists of the Amoebozoa
    in order Protostelida.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-slime_mold-en-noun-0mTcfOsY Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 17 17 17 15 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 13 13 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 18 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 22 13 10 9 8 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 16 15 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 15 14 14 14 14 14
  4. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    protists of the order Acrasida
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-slime_mold-en-noun-dXlhsuOy Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 17 17 17 15 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 13 13 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 18 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 22 13 10 9 8 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 16 15 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 15 14 14 14 14 14
  5. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    Parasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-slime_mold-en-noun-NBQKd4I6 Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 17 17 17 15 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 13 13 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 18 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 16 15 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 15 14 14 14 14 14
  6. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-slime_mold-en-noun-vCDsq9BX Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 17 17 17 15 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 13 13 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 18 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 16 15 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 15 14 14 14 14 14
  7. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    Cellular slime molds of the genus Fonticula, in a sister group of the Fungi.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-slime_mold-en-noun-iz-9Sr3m Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 17 17 17 15 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 13 13 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 18 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 22 13 10 9 8 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 16 15 13 13 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 15 14 14 14 14 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scrambled egg slime mold (taxonomic: Fuligo septica), true slime mold (alt: Eumycetozoa) Translations (protist): fong mucilaginós [masculine] (Catalan), śluzowiec [masculine] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'protist': 23 23 23 20 4 4 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "protists of the order Acrasida"
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      "glosses": [
        "Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:",
        "Parasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida"
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        "Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:",
        "slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists"
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        "Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:",
        "Cellular slime molds of the genus Fonticula, in a sister group of the Fungi."
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "protist",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fong mucilaginós"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "protist",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "śluzowiec"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slime mold"
}

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