myxobacteria

[mik-soh-bak-teer-ee-uh]

myx·o·bac·te·ri·a

[mik-soh-bak-teer-ee-uh]
plural noun, singular myx·o·bac·te·ri·um [-teer-ee-uhm] . Bacteriology.

Origin:
1930–35; myxo- + bacteria, based on the genus name Myxobacter; see -bacter
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Myxobacteria has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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myxobacteria

noun
bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste 
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