sarcodictyum

noun

sar·​co·​dic·​ty·​um

ˌsärkōˈdiktēəm,

-ikshēəm

plural -s

: a network of protoplasm on the surface of the calymma of a radiolarian

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sarc- + Greek diktyon net

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