ˌdīəd.əˈmā(ˌ)lēz, (ˌ)dīˌad.ə- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Diatoma + -ales
in some classifications : an order coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae
ˌdīəd.əˈmā(ˌ)lēz, (ˌ)dīˌad.ə- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Diatoma + -ales
in some classifications : an order coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012