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WHITE FUNGUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)
Synonyms:
Saprolegnia ferax; white fungus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("white fungus" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Holonyms ("white fungus" is a member of...):
genus Saprolegnia; Saprolegnia (aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains)
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