Chytrid Definition
kītrĭd
noun
Any of various usually aquatic and often parasitic or saprophytic fungi in the division Chytridiomycota, having flagellated gametes. The parasitic chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is thought to be responsible for a worldwide decline in amphibian populations.
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Noun
Singular:
chytrid
Plural:
chytridsOrigin of Chytrid
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From New Latin Chytridium type genus of the division from Greek khutridion little pot (the genus being so called after the potlike structure containing the unreleased spores of the fungi) diminutive of khutris, khutrid- pot diminutive of khutrā pot gheu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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