| 释义 |
rotaline, a. and n.|ˈrəʊtəlaɪn|
[ad. mod.L. Rotalina: see rotalian.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to the Rotalina, a sub-family of Rotalidea.
1862Carpenter, etc. Introd. Foraminif. 212 It is in the true Rotaliæ..that we meet with the highest development of the Rotaline type. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 889 Calcareous spicules..make up its Rotaline test.
B. n. A member of the Rotalina.
1862Carpenter, etc. Introd. Foraminif. 200 Certain shells ranked by D'Orbigny under the genus Valvulina are true Rotalines. 1879H. A. Nicholson Palæont. I. 116 One of the earliest representatives of the Rotalines. |