Radiolarian
/ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods wordnet
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From translingual Radiolaria + -an.