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单词 globigerina ooze
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
globigerina ooze′, 
  1. Geologya calcareous deposit occurring upon ocean beds and consisting mainly of the shells of dead foraminifers, esp. globigerina.
  • 1875–80

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glo•big•er•i•na  (glō bij′ə rīnə, -rē′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nas, -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Invertebratesany marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin globi- globe (combining form of globus) + -ger- (stem of gerere to carry) + -ina -ina
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
globigerina /ɡləʊˌbɪdʒəˈraɪnə/ n ( pl -nas, -nae / -niː/)
  1. any marine protozoan of the genus Globigerina, having a rounded shell with spiny processes: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)
  2. globigerina oozea deposit on the ocean floor consisting of the shells of these protozoans
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Latin globus globe + gerere to carry, bear
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