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Noun: slime mold
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: slime mould)
  1. A naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
    "The slime mold slowly crept across the forest floor, consuming bacteria";
    - slime mould [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: slime molds

Type of: fungus

Encyclopedia: Slime mold