radiolaria en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ə/ (General-American)
- /ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɹeɪ.di.əˈ-/ (General-American)
Etymology
From subclass name Radiolaria.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) The members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
Radiolaria, which are single-celled plankton, are abundant in all regions of the world ocean and older than multicellular life.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 137: