radiolaria
UK/ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ə/
radiolaria noun: the members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
Noun
radiolaria pl (plural only)
- The members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
- Radiolaria, which are single-celled plankton, are abundant in all regions of the world ocean and older than multicellular life.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 137
Origin of radiolaria
From subclass name Radiolaria.
Words that rhyme with radiolaria
- area
- Carpentaria
- Hilaria
- Hungaria
- laminaria
- malaria
- rosaria
- sanguinaria
- sigillaria
- -aria
- adularia
- alfilaria
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- Anastenaria
- angaria
- antimalaria
- aquaria
- araucaria
- armillaria
- auricularia
- balistraria
- baria
- Bavaria
- Bedeque and Area
- bipinnaria
- brachiaria
- brachiolaria
- Bulgaria
- Caffraria
- calceolaria
- calvaria
- Caria
- carinaria
- cephalaria
- cercaria
- churrascaria
- cnidaria
- congiaria
- convallaria
- crotalaria
- cusparia
- dataria
- dirofilaria
- filaria
- fritillaria
- globularia
- hypobaria
- Icaria
- Kaffraria
- lacunaria
- laquearia
- ligularia
- linaria
- Lot 11 and Area
- macrofilaria
- mammillaria
- matricaria
- metacercaria
- microfilaria
- miliaria
- militaria
Questions about radiolaria
- What does radiolaria mean?
- Radiolaria means the members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
- What part of speech is radiolaria?
- Radiolaria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce radiolaria?
- Radiolaria is pronounced /ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ə/ (UK).
Words near radiolaria in the dictionary
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