foraminifer
noun
for·a·min·i·fer
| \ ˌfȯr-ə-ˈmi-nə-fər
, ˌfär-\
, ˌfär-\
Definition of foraminifer
: any of an order (Foraminifera) of large chiefly marine rhizopod protozoans usually having calcareous shells that often are perforated with minute holes for protrusion of slender pseudopodia and form the bulk of chalk and nummulitic limestone
Illustration of foraminifer
foraminifer shells
Other Words from foraminifer
foraminiferal
\ fə-ˌra-mə-ˈni-f(ə-)rəl
; ˌfȯr-ə-mə-ˈni- , ˌfär- \
adjective
; ˌfȯr-ə-mə-ˈni- , ˌfär- \
adjective
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