my|ce|to|zo|an

my|ce|to|zo|an «my _SEE tuh ZOH uhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

any one of a group of primitive organisms, the slime molds, sometimes classified as animals and sometimes as plants; myxomycete.

–adj.

of or designating the mycetozoans.

╂[< New Latin Mycetozoa the group name (< Greek mýkēs, -ētos fungus + zôion animal) + English -an]