FORAMINIFERA
Foraminifera, order Foraminifera
(noun) foraminifers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
foraminifera (plural foraminiferas or foraminifera)
Any of a large group of amoeboid protists, of the order Foraminifera, that are mostly marine.
Source: Wiktionary
Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. foramen, -aminis, a
foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition