radiolaria

See also: Radiolaria

English

Etymology

From subclass name Radiolaria.

Noun

radiolaria pl (plural only)

1. 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.