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
• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
• Member Holonyms: ↑order Myxobacteria, ↑Myxobacterales, ↑order Myxobacterales, ↑Myxobacteriales, ↑order Myxobacteriales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.