English noun: myxobacterium | |||
1. | myxobacterium (animal) bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste | ||
Synonyms | gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, slime bacteria | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||
Member meronym | Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacterales, order Myxobacteria, order Myxobacteriales | ||