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chytrid — trə̇d noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Chytridiales : one of the Chytridiales * * * /kuy trid, ki /, n. any of the simple, algaelike fungi constituting the class Chytridiomycetes, order Chytridiales, of aquatic and soil environments, having… … Useful english dictionary
chytrid fungus — chytrid /kit rid/ or chytrid fungus /fung gəs/ noun Any fungus belonging to the phylum Chytridiomycota, esp the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which is fatal to amphibians ORIGIN: Gr chytridion little pot … Useful english dictionary
chytrid — /kuy trid, ki /, n. 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. [ < NL Chytridiales, equiv. to… … Universalium
chytrid — chy·trid … English syllables
chytrid — chy•trid [[t]ˈkaɪ trɪd, ˈkɪ [/t]] n. fng any of the aquatic or soil fungi of the class Chytridiomycetes, having flagellated zoospores • Etymology: < NL Chytridiales < Chytridi(um) a genus (< Gk chytrídion, dim. of chýtra pipkin) … From formal English to slang
chytrid — /ˈkaɪtrɪd/ (say kuytrid) noun a fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which attacks those parts of a frog s skin which contain keratin, causing breathing difficulties and damage to the nervous system; responsible for a worldwide decline in frog …
chytridchytrid fungus — chytrid /kit rid/ or chytrid fungus /fung gəs/ noun Any fungus belonging to the phylum Chytridiomycota, esp the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which is fatal to amphibians ORIGIN: Gr chytridion little pot … Useful english dictionary
Chytridiomycosis — A chytrid infected frog. Chytridiomycosis in Atelopus va … Wikipedia
Chytridiomycota — Temporal range: Devonian–Recent … Wikipedia
Mountain yellow-legged frog — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3 … Wikipedia
