Dictyostelium discoideum

Translingual

Proper noun

Dictyostelium discoideum n

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Dictyosteliidae – a social amoebic fungus which lives in soil, and is used as a model organism in labs.

Descendants

  • English: Dicty (diminutive)

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