myxomycete
/ˌmɪksoʊˈmaɪsit/
noun
- A type of slime mold that lives in damp places and feeds on bacteria and other tiny organisms.
- Biology students collected a myxomycete sample from the damp soil.
- The myxomycete slowly crept across the rotting log in the forest.
- Under a microscope, a myxomycete looks like a moving, jelly-like blob.