chytrid
[ kahy-trid, ki- ]
/ ˈkaɪ trɪd, ˈkɪ- /
noun
any of the simple, algaelike fungi constituting the class Chytridiomycetes, order Chytridiales, of aquatic and soil environments, having flagellated zoospores and little or no mycelium.
Origin of chytrid
< New Latin
Chytridiales, equivalent to
Chytridi(um) the type genus (< Greek
chytrídion, diminutive of
chýtra pipkin) +
-ales
-ales
Words nearby chytrid
chymosin,
chymotrypsin,
chymotrypsinogen,
chypre,
chyron,
chytrid,
chávez, cesar,
châlons,
châlons-en-champagne,
chât.,
château