radiolarian

radiolarian

English

Etymology

From New Latin radiolaria +‎ -an

Noun

radiolarian (plural radiolarians)

1. Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
   • 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.188:

     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.

Translations

marine protozoa

Catalan: radiolari m Finnish: säde-eläin French: radiolaire (fr) m German: Strahlentierchen n, Radiolarie (de) f

Italian: radiolario m Spanish: radiolario m

See also

• radiolaria