/mik'seuh mee"beuh/ , n. , pl. myxamebas, myxamebae /-bee/ .
the amebalike, usually nonflagellated, uninucleate haploid individual of a sporocarp that is released upon spore germination and feeds by engulfing bacteria and yeast: a typical stage in the life cycle of cellular slime molds.
Also, myxamoeba .
[ 1885-90; MYX- + AMEBA ]