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foraminifer
[ fawr-uh-min-uh-fer, for- ]
noun
, plural for·a·min·i·fers, fo·ram·i·nif·er·a [f, uh, -ram-, uh, -, nif, -er-, uh].
- 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.
foraminifer
/ ˌfɒrəˈmɪnɪfə; fɒˌræmɪˈnɪfərəl /
noun
- any marine protozoan of the phylum Foraminifera , having a shell with numerous openings through which cytoplasmic processes protrude Often shortened toforam See also globigerina nummulite
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Derived Forms
- foraminiferal, adjective
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Other Words From
- fo·rami·nifer·al fo·rami·nifer·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of foraminifer1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of foraminifer1
C19: from New Latin, from foramen + -fer
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Example Sentences
The Laurentian rocks have yielded only one fossil—a large foraminifer named Eozoon Canadense.
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One species at least of these creatures was a true Foraminifer, allied, though somewhat distantly, to Eozoon.
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The foraminifer multiplies by fission, or by a process of budding.
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