-myxa

noun combining form

ˈmiksə

plural -myxa

: one or ones consisting of or resembling slime

—in taxonomic names especially in protozoology

Chlamydomyxa

Proteomyxa

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek myxa lampwick, nasal slime

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