- order Foraminifera
- nounforaminifers• Syn: ↑Foraminifera• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Rhizopoda, ↑subclass Rhizopoda• Member Meronyms:
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order Foraminifera
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Foraminifera — noun foraminifers • Syn: ↑order Foraminifera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhizopoda, ↑subclass Rhizopoda • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
foraminifera — noun A large group of amoeboid protists, of the order Foraminifera, that are mostly marine … Wiktionary
Foraminifera — Fo*ram i*nif e*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen, aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
foram — noun marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude • Syn: ↑foraminifer • Hypernyms: ↑rhizopod, ↑rhizopodan • Hyponyms: ↑globigerina, ↑nummulite … Useful english dictionary
Rhizopoda — noun creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers • Syn: ↑subclass Rhizopoda • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcodina, ↑class Sarcodina • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
subclass Rhizopoda — noun creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers • Syn: ↑Rhizopoda • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcodina, ↑class Sarcodina • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
foraminifer — foraminiferal, foraminiferous, adj. /fawr euh min euh feuhr, for /, n., pl. foraminifers, foraminifera /feuh ram euh nif euhr euh/. any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or… … Universalium
foraminifer — for•a•min•i•fer [[t]ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr [/t]] n. mcr any chiefly marine protozoan of the order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend • Etymology … From formal English to slang
family Globigerinidae — noun a family of protoctists • Syn: ↑Globigerinidae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Foraminifera, ↑order Foraminifera … Useful english dictionary
