radiolarian

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods

Word Origin

radiolarian (n.)
1862, from Radiolaria, Modern Latin classification name, from Latin radiolus, diminutive of radius (q.v.).