Myxobacterales

plural noun

Myx·​o·​bac·​ter·​a·​les

ˌmiksəˌbaktəˈrā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of higher bacteria having long slender nonflagellated vegetative cells that form colonies capable of creeping slowly over a layer of slime secreted by the cells, forming spores usually in distinct fruiting bodies, and living chiefly as saprophytes on substrates rich in carbohydrates

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Myxobacter + -ales

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Rhymes for Myxobacterales

• internationales
• salles