radiolarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce radiolarian in British English: UK ['reɪdɪəʊ'leərɪən]
How to pronounce radiolarian in American English: US ['reɪdɪoʊ'lerɪrn]
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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.).