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mycetozoa
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mycetozoa, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. my`khs, my`khtos, fungus + pl. of zo^,on an animal.].
The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a class of animals. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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