单词 | foraminifer |
释义 | foraminifer[ fawr-uh-min-uh-fer, for- ] / ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr- / noun, plural for·a·min·i·fers, fo·ram·i·nif·er·a [fuh-ram-uh-nif-er-uh]. /fəˌræm əˈnɪf ər ə/.any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend. Also called fo·ram·i·nif·er·an [fuh-ram-uh-nif-er-uhn], /fəˌræm əˈnɪf ər ən/, foram. Origin of foraminifer1835–45; <New Latin Foraminifera, equivalent to Latin forāmin-, stem of forāmenforamen + -ifera;see -i-, -fer OTHER WORDS FROM foraminiferfo·ram·i·nif·er·al, fo·ram·i·nif·er·ous, adjectiveWords nearby foraminiferforamen ovale, foramen spinosum, foramina, foraminal node, foraminate, foraminifer, foraminiferan, forasmuchas, for a song, for a wonder, foray Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foraminifer
British Dictionary definitions for foraminiferforaminifer / (ˌfɒrəˈmɪnɪfə) / nounany marine protozoan of the phylum Foraminifera, having a shell with numerous openings through which cytoplasmic processes protrudeOften shortened to: foram See also globigerina, nummulite Derived forms of foraminiferforaminiferal (fɒˌræmɪˈnɪfərəl) or foraminiferous, adjectiveWord Origin for foraminiferC19: from New Latin, from foramen + -fer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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