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Noun: dictyostelium (dictyostelia)  ,dik-tee-ow'stee-lee-um
  1. Any slime mould of the genus Dictostylium
    "Researchers used dictyostelium as a model organism to study cell behaviour"
Noun: Dictyostelium  ,dik-tee-ow'stee-lee-um
  1. Genus of slime moulds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation

Type of: cellular slime mold [N. Amer], cellular slime mould [Brit, Cdn], fungus genus

Part of: Acrasiomycetes, class Acrasiomycetes

Encyclopedia: Dictyostelium