aegagropila
noun
ae·ga·grop·i·la
| \ ˌē-gə-ˈgrä-pə-lə\
Definition of aegagropila
1
or less commonly aegagropile
or egagropile \ ē-ˈga-grō-ˌpīl \ plural aegagropilas
or aegagropilae\ ˌē-gə-ˈgrä-pə-ˌlē\
also aegagropiles
or egagropiles
: a ball of hair or a concretion found in the stomach of the goat and other ruminants
2
plural aegagropilas
or aegagropilae
: a ball-shaped mass of hairlike filaments formed by some algae (as certain species of the genus Cladophora)
3
capitalized,
in some classifications
: a genus of algae comprising all forms forming aegagropilas
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