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Foraminifera
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What's The Definition Of Foraminifera?
[n] foraminifers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Foraminifera: order Foraminifera Related Terms | Find terms related to Foraminifera: See Also | animal order | family Globigerinidae | family Nummulitidae | foram | foraminifer | genus Globigerina | Globigerinidae | Nummulitidae | Rhizopoda | subclass Rhizopoda Foraminifera In Webster's Dictionary \Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen,
-aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a
chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids.
Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some
species are covered with sand. See {Rhizophoda}.
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