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Word: Chytrid
Speech Type: Noun
early 20th century: from modern Latin Chytridium, from Greek chutridion ‘little pot’, from chutra or chutros ‘earthen pot’, from chein ‘to pour’; because of the bulbous shape of the sporangium
ˈkɪtrɪd
any of a group of simple microscopic fungi widespread in fresh and brackish water. One particular virulent strain of one species, whose spread was accelerated by human activity, is largely responsible for the precipitous decline in most amphibian populations worldwide
Short Definition:any of a group of simple microscopic fungi
Examples:- these water samples tested positive for chytrid
- chytrids can be fought with fungicides, but these kill other organisms too and are only a short-term measure
- chytrid fungus
