globigerina

[ gloh-bij-uh-rahy-nuh, -ree- ]

/ gloʊˌbɪdʒ əˈraɪ nə, -ˌri- /

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noun, plural glo·big·er·i·nas, glo·big·er·i·nae

[gloh-bij-uh-rahy-nee, -ree-]. /gloʊˌbɪdʒ əˈraɪ ni, -ˌri-/.

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.

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Origin of globigerina

1840–50; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin globi- globe (combining form of globus) + -ger- (stem of gerere to carry) + -ina-ina²

Words nearby globigerina

Globe Theatre, globe thistle, globetrot, globetrotter, globe valve, globigerina, globigerina ooze, globin, Globish, globoid, globose

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How to use globigerina in a sentence

It is called Globigerina, and some specimens of chalk consist of little else than Globigerin and granules.
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It is probably a developmental phase of Globigerina, a, Orbulina shell; b, Globigerina shell.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
Chalk is well known to consist largely of foraminiferal shells, mostly vitreous, like the north Atlantic globigerina ooze.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
Pelagic example, with adherent radiating calcareous spines (hollow), and internally a small Globigerina shell.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various

It is called Globigerina, and some specimens of chalk consist of little else than Globigerina and granules.
Autobiography and Selected Essays|Thomas Henry Huxley

British Dictionary definitions for globigerina

globigerina

/ (ɡləʊˌbɪdʒəˈraɪnə) /

noun plural -nas or -nae (-niː)

any marine protozoan of the genus Globigerina, having a rounded shell with spiny processes: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)

globigerina ooze a deposit on the ocean floor consisting of the shells of these protozoans

Word Origin for globigerina

C19: from New Latin, from Latin globus globe + gerere to carry, bear

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