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foraminifer Definition

fora·mini·fer (fôr′ə min′i fər)

noun pl. fo·ram′i·nif′·erafə ram′ə nif′ər ə

any of an order (Foraminiferida) of marine protozoans with calcareous shells full of tiny holes through which slender filaments project: they form the main component of chalk and many deep-sea oozes

Etymology: < L foramen (gen. foraminis): see foramen & -fer

foraminifer Related Forms
fo·ram′i·nif′·eral adjective or fo·ram′i·nif′·er·ous
foraminifer Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • planktonic: Molecular evidence for genetic mixing of Arctic and Antarctic subpolar populations of planktonic foraminifers.

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