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dark fungus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
dark- -fun-gus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fungus that is only known from the detection of its fungal DNA signature in environmental DNA (“eDNA”) sampling.

Etymology

Back-formation from dark fungi, from dark fungal matter/fungal dark matter; compare dark matter.

Inflected Forms

dark funguses (plural) dark fungi (plural) dark matter fungus (alternative)

Phrases

biological dark matter marine dark matter microbial dark matter black fungus dark matter

Frequently Paired Words

biological dark matter marine dark matter microbial dark matter black fungus dark matter

Questions

What does dark fungus mean?
A fungus that is only known from the detection of its fungal DNA signature in environmental DNA (“eDNA”) sampling.
Where does dark fungus come from?
Back-formation from dark fungi, from dark fungal matter/fungal dark matter; compare dark matter.

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