Meanings
nounradiolarian (plural radiolarians)
plural radiolarians
- Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
Water wells inkblack in the streets repeating the polelamps in glozy rosettes that dish and slide in the wash like radiolarians pale with phosphorous on a midnight sea.
1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 188
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From Translingual Radiolaria + English -an.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans radiolarieë, straaldiertjie
- radiolarieëmarine protozoa
- straaldiertjiemarine protozoa
Catalan radiolari
- radiolarimarine protozoa
Finnish säde-eläin
- säde-eläinmarine protozoa
French radiolaire
- radiolairemarine protozoa
German Strahlentierchen, Radiolarie
- Strahlentierchenmarine protozoa
- Radiolariemarine protozoa
Hungarian sugárállatka
- sugárállatkamarine protozoa
Italian radiolario
- radiolariomarine protozoa
Polish promienica, radiolaria
- promienicamarine protozoa
- radiolariamarine protozoa
Portuguese radiolário
- radioláriomarine protozoa
Spanish radiolario
- radiolariomarine protozoa
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with radiolarian
BulgarianvegetarianhumanitarianlibrarianpresbyterianovarianlibertarianMarianunitarianDariensectarianagrariantotalitarianAryanvaleriancontrarianaquarianproletarianSumeriancaesareanarionDariantrinitarianBolivarian
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
radiolarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiolarian
MLA
“radiolarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiolarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiolarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiolarian.
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