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‖ Foraminifera, n. pl. Zool.|fɒˌræmɪˈnɪfərə|
[mod.L. neut. pl. of prec.]
An order of Rhizopoda, furnished with a shell or test, usually perforated by pores (foramina).
1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 518/1 note, But M. D'Orbigny..has substituted the positive term Foraminifera. 1882Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iv. §1. 838 In some places it [nummulitic limestone] is composed mainly of foraminifera. |