| NOUN | plant | white fungus, Saprolegnia ferax | a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease |
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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). | |
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| Synonym | Saprolegnia ferax | |
| Member of | Saprolegnia, genus Saprolegnia | aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains |
| Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
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