Silicoflagellata

plural noun

Sil·​i·​co·​flagellata

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in some classifications

: a group of marine flagellates formerly classified among the radiolarians but now usually constituting a family of the order Chrysomonadina and having one or two flagella, a definite nucleus, and a spiny siliceous skeleton like that of a radiolarian

silicoflagellate

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noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from silic- + flagellata, neuter plural of flagellatus flagellate

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Rhymes for Silicoflagellata

• beta
• data
• theta
• zeta
• oligochaeta
• peseta
• punctata
• polychaeta