ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrin(t)thyələ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin labyrinthus labyrinth
: a genus of rhizopods parasitic in aquatic plants, the individuals forming pseudoplasmodia by anastomosis of filar pseudopodia but encysting independently and sometimes passing through transient flagellate stages — see labyrinthulales