foraminifera

for·a·min·i·fer

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-uh-min-uh-fer, for-]
- /ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-uh-min-uh-fer, for-]
- /ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr-/

Definitions of foraminifera word

noun plural foraminifera any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend. 1
noun foraminifera A large group of amoeboid protists, of the order Foraminifera, that are mostly marine. 1

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Origin of foraminifera

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45; < New Latin Foraminifera, equivalent to Latin forāmin-, stem of forāmen foramen + -ifera; see -i-, -fer

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