radiolarian

English

Etymology

From translingual 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, page 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.

Derived terms

• radiolarian ooze

 

Translations

marine protozoa

• Afrikaans: radiolarieë pl, straaldiertjie
• Catalan: radiolari m
• Finnish: säde-eläin
• French: radiolaire (fr) m
• German: Strahlentierchen n, Radiolarie (de) f
• Italian: radiolario m
• Portuguese: radiolário m
• Spanish: radiolario m

See also

• radiolaria