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[syn: myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
myxobacterium \myxobacterium\ n.; pl. myxobacteria.
A type of bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime;
they inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal
waste.
Syn: myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime
bacteria.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
myxobacteria
n 1: bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit
moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn:
myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding
bacteria, slime bacteria]