cellular slime mold

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cellular slime mold

n.
See slime mold.
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cellular slime mold

See under slime mold.
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Noun1.cellular slime mold - differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle
slime mold, slime mould - a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
Acrasiomycetes, class Acrasiomycetes - cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista
dictostylium - any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium
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