radiolarian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ən/ (General-American)
- /ˌɹeɪ.di.əˈ-/ (General-American)
- /ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Translingual Radiolaria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English radiolarian From Translingual Radiolaria + English -an.
Meanings
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Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
Water wells inkblack in the streets repeating the polelamps in glozy rosettes that dish and slide in the wash like radiolarians pale with phosphorous on a midnight sea.
1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 188:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| radiolarians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
it radiolario (marine protozoa) · ca radiolari (marine protozoa) · pt radiolário (marine protozoa) · de Radiolarie (marine protozoa) · fr radiolaire (marine protozoa) · pl radiolaria (marine protozoa) · es radiolario (marine protozoa) · pl promienica (marine protozoa) · af radiolarieë (marine protozoa) · fi säde-eläin (marine protozoa) · hu sugárállatka (marine protozoa) · af straaldiertjie (marine protozoa) · de Strahlentierchen (marine protozoa)