"radiolarian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radiolarians [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Radiolaria + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Radiolaria|-an|lang1=mul}} translingual Radiolaria + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} radiolarian (plural radiolarians)
  1. Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons. Wikipedia link: radiolarian Categories (lifeform): Protists Derived forms: radiolarian ooze Related terms: radiolaria Translations (marine protozoa): radiolarieë [plural] (Afrikaans), straaldiertjie (Afrikaans), radiolari [masculine] (Catalan), säde-eläin (Finnish), radiolaire [masculine] (French), Strahlentierchen [neuter] (German), Radiolarie [feminine] (German), radiolario [masculine] (Italian), radiolário [masculine] (Portuguese), radiolario [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-radiolarian-en-noun-sdhTaSFQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an

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