radiolaria
See also: Radiolaria
English
Etymology
From subclass name Radiolaria.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ə/, /ˌɹeɪ.di.əˈ-/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.ə
Noun
radiolaria pl (plural only)
- The members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 137:
- Radiolaria, which are single-celled plankton, are abundant in all regions of the world ocean and older than multicellular life.