globigerina

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

noun

, plural glo·big·er·i·nas, glo·big·er·i·nae [gloh-bij-, uh, -, rahy, -nee, -ree-].

1. 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of globigerina¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of globigerina¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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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Pelagic example, with adherent radiating calcareous spines (hollow), and internally a small Globigerina shell.

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It is called Globigerina, and some specimens of chalk consist of little else than Globigerina and granules.

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