Definition of polycystine in English:
polycystine
adjective
(also polycystin)
Zoology 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.
Pronunciation
polycystine
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstiːn/ /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstʌɪn/noun
(also polycystin)
Zoology Originally: = "radiolarian" (obsolete). Later: specifically a radiolarian of the class Polycystinea.
Pronunciation
polycystine
/ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstiːn/ /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstʌɪn/Origin
Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Polycystina (or later Polycystinea), group name from poly- + ancient Greek κύστις bladder + scientific Latin -ina (or -inea).
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