Definition of Foraminifera

1. Noun. Foraminifers.


Definition of Foraminifera

1. n. pl. An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda.

Definition of Foraminifera

1. Noun. A large group of amoeboid protists, of the order ''Foraminifera'', that are mostly marine. ¹

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Definition of Foraminifera

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Medical Definition of Foraminifera

1. An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda. Origin: NL, fr. L. Foramen, -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foraminifera

foramens
foramina
foramina alveolaria
foramina nervosa
foramina of the smallest veins of heart
foramina of the venae minimae
foramina palatina minora
foramina papillaria renis
foramina venarum minimarum cordis
foraminal
foraminal herniation
foraminal lymph node
foraminal node
foraminated
foraminifer
foraminifera (current term)
foraminiferal
foraminiferan
foraminiferans
foraminiferas
foraminiferous
foraminifers
foraminotomy
foraminous
foraminulum
forams
forane
foraneous
forasmuch
forasmuch as

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