'myxobacteria' definitions:
Definition of 'myxobacteria'
From: WordNet
noun
Bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn: myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria]
Definition of 'myxobacteria'
From: GCIDE
- myxobacterium \myxobacterium\ n.; pl. myxobacteria. A type of bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; they inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste.
- Syn: myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria. [WordNet 1.5]