polycystine
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstiːn/ /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstʌɪn/(also polycystin) Zoology
adjective
Originally: = radiolarian ( obsolete ). Later: specifically of, relating to, or designating radiolarians of the class Polycystinea, whose central capsule surrounding the nucleus has many evenly spaced perforations.
- Ehrenberg appears to have used his ‘family’ name Polycystina as a synonym for the Radiolaria as a whole..
noun
Originally: = radiolarian ( obsolete ). Later: specifically a radiolarian of the class Polycystinea.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Polycystina (or later Polycystinea), group name from poly- + ancient Greek κύστις bladder + scientific Latin -ina (or -inea): see -ine.