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

Derived forms: slime moulds

Type of: fungus

Encyclopedia: Slime mould