radiolaria

See also: Radiolaria

English

Etymology

From subclass name Radiolaria.

Noun

radiolaria pl (plural only)

  1. The members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, 2013 edition, Granta Books, page 137:
      Radiolaria, which are single-celled plankton, are abundant in all regions of the world ocean and older than multicellular life.
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