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globigerina
[ gloh-bij-uh-rahy-nuh, -ree- ]
noun
- any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
globigerina
/ ɡləʊˌbɪdʒəˈraɪnə /
noun
- any marine protozoan of the genus Globigerina, having a rounded shell with spiny processes: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)
- globigerina oozeglobigerina ooze a deposit on the ocean floor consisting of the shells of these protozoans
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Origin of globigerina1
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Example Sentences
It is called Globigerina, and some specimens of chalk consist of little else than Globigerin and granules.
It is probably a developmental phase of Globigerina, a, Orbulina shell; b, Globigerina shell.
Chalk is well known to consist largely of foraminiferal shells, mostly vitreous, like the north Atlantic globigerina ooze.
Pelagic example, with adherent radiating calcareous spines (hollow), and internally a small Globigerina shell.
It is called Globigerina, and some specimens of chalk consist of little else than Globigerina and granules.
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