globigerina

American

[gloh-bij-uh-rahy-nuh, -ree-] / gloʊˌbɪdʒ əˈraɪ nə, -ˌri- /

noun

PLURAL

globigerinas, globigerinae

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 British

/ ɡləʊˌbɪdʒəˈraɪnə /

noun

any marine protozoan of the genus Globigerina, having a rounded shell with spiny processes: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)
a deposit on the ocean floor consisting of the shells of these protozoans

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Etymology

Origin of globigerina

1840–50; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin globi- globe (combining form of globus ) + -ger- (stem of gerere to carry) + -ina -ina ²

Example Sentences

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Chalk is well known to consist largely of foraminiferal shells, mostly vitreous, like the north Atlantic globigerina ooze.

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Rennick took a sounding, 1960 fathoms; the tube brought up two small lumps of volcanic lava with the usual globigerina ooze.

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