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chytrid

/ˈkɪtɹɪd/ US

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From Ancient Greek χυτρίδιον (khutrídion, “little pot”) adapted to the ending -id, from χύτρα (khútra, “earthen pot, pipkin”).

noun chytrids

Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
abbreviation Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis

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@misc{chytrid_2026,
  title = {chytrid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chytrid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}