chytrid

chytrid [kahy-trid, ki-] Word Origin noun

1. 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019