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Meaning of radiolarian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ən/

Definitions

Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.

Equivalents

Español radiolario
Suomi säde-eläin
Français radiolaire
Italiano radiolario
Português radiolário

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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