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Radiolaria

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Ra`di`o`la´ri`a    (rā`dĭ`ô`lā´rĭ`å)
n. pl.1.(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.
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Noun1.Radiolaria - marine protozoaRadiolaria - marine protozoa                      
order Radiolaria
animal order - the order of animals
Actinopoda, subclass Actinopoda - heliozoans; radiolarians
radiolarian - protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods
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