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 noun
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from silic- + flagellata, neuter plural of flagellatus flagellate