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foraminate
American
[fuh-ram-uh-nit]
/ fəˈræm ə nɪt /
Or
foraminous
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of foraminate
1590–1600; < Late Latin forāminātus bored, pierced, equivalent to forāmin- (stem of forāmen ) foramen + -ātus -ate 1
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