radiolarian

ra·di·o·lar·i·an

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rey-dee-oh-lair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌreɪ di oʊˈlɛər i ən/
- /rˌeɪdɪəʊlˈeəriən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey-dee-oh-lair-ee-uh n]
- /ˌreɪ di oʊˈlɛər i ən/

Definitions of radiolarian word

noun radiolarian 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 skeleton. 1
noun radiolarian any of various marine protozoans constituting the order Radiolaria, typically having a siliceous shell and stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections: phylum Actinopoda (actinopods) 0
noun radiolarian any of several classes of one-celled deep-sea protozoans with long, slender pseudopodia and a spiny, or solid but perforated, skeleton of silica 0

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Origin of radiolarian

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; < New Latin Radiolari(a) name of the group (Latin radiol(us) a small beam, equivalent to radi(us) radius + -olus -ole1 + -aria -aria) + -an

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Parts of speech for Radiolarian

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radiolarian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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