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单词 foraminifera
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
for•a•min•i•fer  (fôr′ə minə fər, for′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. for•a•min•i•fers, fo•ram•i•nif•er•a 
    (fə ram′ə nifər ə).USA pronunciation  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  (fə ram′ə nifər ən),USA pronunciation foram. 
    • Neo-Latin Foraminifera, equivalent. to Latin forāmin-, stem of forāmen foramen + -ifera; see -i-, -fer
    • 1835–45
    fo•ram′i•nifer•al, fo•ram′i•nifer•ous, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foraminifer /ˌfɒrəˈmɪnɪfə/ n
  1. any marine protozoan of the phylum Foraminifera, having a shell with numerous openings through which cytoplasmic processes protrude
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from foramen + -fer
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