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radiolarian

/ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
ra-di-o-lar-i-an
IPA
/ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ən/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Translingual Radiolaria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English radiolarian From Translingual Radiolaria + English -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌɹeɪ.di.ə(ʊ)ˈlɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

radiolarians (plural)

Phrases

radiolarian ooze

Frequently Paired Words

radiolaria

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce radiolarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹeɪ.di.oʊˈlɛɹi.ən/.
What does radiolarian mean?
Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
Where does radiolarian come from?
Etymology tree Translingual Radiolaria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English radiolarian From Translingual Radiolaria + English -an.

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