-pīˈlēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from mon- + -pylea (from Greek pylē gate)
: a suborder of Radiolaria comprising protozoans with or without spiculate skeletons and with the central capsule interrupted by a single perforated plate
• mono·py·le·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lēən adjective or noun