tripylaeantripyleanadj.n.
/trɪpɪˈliːən/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Belonging to the division Tripylæa of radiolarians, characterized by having three openings into the central capsule.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Sarcodina > order Radiolaria > [adjective] > belonging to Tripylaea
tripylaean1888
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 879 (Radiolaria). Some tripylean Phaeodaria, i.e. those with three apertures to the central capsule.
c1904 [see sense B.]. B. n.
A radiolarian of this division.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Sarcodina > order Radiolaria > [noun] > member of > member of Tripylaea
tripylaeanc1904
c1904 Encycl. Dict. Suppl. Tripylæan a. and s.
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adj.n.1888