radiolarian
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Radiolarian — Ra di*o*la ri*an (r[=a] d[i^]*[ o]*l[=a] r[i^]*an), a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Radiolaria. n. One of the Radiolaria. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
radiolarian — (n.) 1862, from Radiolaria, Modern Latin class name, from L. radiolus, dim. of RADIUS (Cf. radius) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
radiolarian — [rā΄dē ōler′ē ən] n. [< ModL Radiolaria < radiolus, dim. of L radius, ray (see RADIUS): from the radiating pseudopodia] any of several classes of one celled deep sea protozoans with long, slender pseudopodia and a spiny, or solid but… … English World dictionary
Radiolarian — Taxobox color = lavender name = Radiolaria image width = 225px image caption = Radiolaria illustration from the Challenger Expedition 1873 76. fossil range = Cambrian Recent domain = Eukaryota regnum = Rhizaria superphylum = Retaria phylum =… … Wikipedia
radiolarian — /ray dee oh lair ee euhn/, n. any minute, marine protozoan of the class Radiolaria, or, in some classification schemes, the superclass Actinopoda, having an amebalike body with radiating, filamentous pseudopodia and a usually elaborate outer… … Universalium
radiolarian — noun Date: 1875 any of three classes (Acantharia, Polycystina, and Phaeodaria) of usually spherical chiefly planktonic marine protozoans having radiating threadlike pseudopodia and often a siliceous skeleton of spicules • radiolarian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Radiolarian ooze — is a soft calciferous material that covers large areas of the ocean floor. It consists of the skeletal remains of radiolarians such as foraminifera and other minute organisms that have settled upon the ocean floor. In very deep oceanic… … Wikipedia
radiolarian ooze — Ooze Ooze, n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w?s juice, ooze, Icel. v[=a]s wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G. wasen.] 1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure. My son i the ooze is bedded. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
radiolarian ooze — noun : siliceous mud of the bottom of deep seas composed largely of skeletal remains of radiolarians * * * radiolarian ooze noun A deep sea deposit in which the siliceous skeletons of Radiolaria predominate • • • Main Entry: ↑Radiolaria … Useful english dictionary
radiolarian — [ˌreɪdɪə(ʊ) lɛ:rɪən] noun Zoology a single celled aquatic animal having a spherical amoeba like body with a spiny skeleton of silica. [Many species in the phylum Actinopoda.] Origin C19: from mod. L. radiolaria, from late L. radiolus faint ray ,… … English new terms dictionary
