Meaning of FORAMINIFERA
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| | Definition: | | [n] foraminifers |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Foraminifera |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, family Globigerinidae, family Nummulitidae, foram, foraminifer, genus Globigerina, Globigerinidae, Nummulitidae, Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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