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Meaning of RADIOLARIA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  marine protozoa
 
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 Synonyms: order Radiolaria
 
 See Also: Actinopoda, animal order, radiolarian, subclass Actinopoda

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ra`di*o*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Radioli}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or
shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia
project from the body like rays. It includes the
polycystines. See {Polycystina}.
 

 

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