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Meaning of FORAMINIFER

Pronunciation:  `foru'minufur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
 
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 Synonyms: foram
 
 See Also: Foraminifera, globigerina, nummulite, order Foraminifera, rhizopod, rhizopodan

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\For`a*min"i*fer\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the foraminifera.
 

 

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