Mycetozoan

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mycetozoa \My*ce`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. my`khs, my`khtos,
     fungus + ? pl. of zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)
     The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a
     class of animals. -- {My*ce`to*zo"an}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]