Translingual

Dictyostelium discoideum

Proper noun

Dictyostelium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyosteliidae – protozoan bacteriophages known as slime molds, once thought to be fungi.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Dictyostelea - class; Dictyostelida - order; Dictyosteliidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Dictyostelium mucoroides - type species; see Dictyostelium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for selected species.