Word: radiolarians
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ra
di
o
la
ri
ans
Definition: Plural of radiolarian; protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods
Morphemes:
Affix: radiolarian
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: radius
Language: la
Decoded: radius
Meaning: ray, beam
Affix: -olus
Language: la
Decoded: -olus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: radius
Language: la
Decoded: radius
Meaning: ray, beam
Affix: -olus
Language: la
Decoded: -olus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: radiolaria
Language: en
Decoded: radiolaria
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The members of the taxonomic subclass Radiolaria; radiolarians.
Affix: -an
Language: NL.
Decoded: -an
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.