a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems • Syn: Phycomycetes • Hypernyms: taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon • Member Holonyms: Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom