1.
[syn: Radiolaria, order Radiolaria]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Radiolaria \Ra`di*o*la"ri*a\
(r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See
Radioli.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Radiolaria
n 1: marine protozoa [syn: Radiolaria, order Radiolaria]