"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)
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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
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  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: 16 16 16 14 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 21 13 11 10 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15
  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: 16 16 16 14 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 21 13 11 10 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15
  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: 16 16 16 14 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15
  6. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications:
    The slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-slime_mold-en-noun-fQx7CH9x Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 16 16 16 14 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15
  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: 16 16 16 14 11 11 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 13 13 13 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 21 13 11 10 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 18 14 14 12 12 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scrambled egg slime mold

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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