chytrid: Meaning and Definition of

chy•trid

Pronunciation: (kī'trid, ki'-), [key]
— n.
  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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.