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Globigerina

Globigerina Meaning & Definition
Globigerina Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Globigerina?

[n] marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes

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Globigerina In Webster's Dictionary

\Glo*big`e*ri"na\, n.; pl. {Globigerin[ae]}. [NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of {Foraminifera}.

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