Defn: Resembling mycelium.
MYCETES My*ce"tes, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. mykhth`s a bellower, fr. myka^sqai to bellow.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See
Howler, 2, and Illust.
MYCETOID
Myc"e*toid, Etym: [Gr. my`khs, -htos, a fungus + -oid.] (Bot.)
Defn: Resembling a fungus.
MYCETOZOA
My*ce`to*zo"a, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. , , fungus + pl. of an animal.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: The Myxomycetes; — so called by those who regard them as a class of animals. — My*ce`to*zo"an (#), a.
MYCODERMA
My`co*der"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. my`khs a fungus + de`rma skin.]
1. (Biol.)
Defn: One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from the zoöloea stage of bacteria by not having the intermediary mucous substance.