Myxobolus

noun

Myx·​ob·​o·​lus

mikˈsäbələs

: a genus of cnidosporidian protozoans that includes the causative organism of boil disease of fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from myx- + Greek bōlos lump

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Rhymes for Myxobolus

• gladiolus
• malleolus
• nucleolus
• bolus
• colas
• polis
• solus
• embolus