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FORAMINIFER
foram, foraminifer
(noun) marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foraminifer (plural foraminifers)
Any of several large aquatic amoeboid protists, of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
Synonyms
• (amoebid protist): foram
Source: Wiktionary
For`a*min"i*fer, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the foraminifera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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