foraminifer
[ fawr-uh-min-uh-fer, for- ]
/ ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr- /
noun, plural for·a·min·i·fers, fo·ram·i·nif·er·a [fuh-ram-uh-nif-er-uh] /fəˌræm əˈnɪf ər ə/.
any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
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OTHER WORDS FROM foraminifer
fo·ram·i·nif·er·al, fo·ram·i·nif·er·ous, adjectiveWords nearby foraminifer
foramen of vena cava, foramen spinosum, foramina, foraminal node, foraminate, foraminifer, foraminiferan, forasmuch as, forasmuchas, foray, forb
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The foraminifer multiplies by fission, or by a process of budding.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for foraminifer
foraminifer
/ (ˌfɒrəˈmɪnɪfə) /
noun
any marine protozoan of the phylum Foraminifera, having a shell with numerous openings through which cytoplasmic processes protrudeOften shortened to: foram See also globigerina, nummulite
Derived forms of foraminifer
foraminiferal (fɒˌræmɪˈnɪfərəl) or foraminiferous, adjectiveWord Origin for foraminifer
C19: from New Latin, from foramen + -fer
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