foraminifera

noun

Meaning

Any of a large group of amoeboid protists, of the order Foraminifera, that are mostly marine.

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Related words

order foraminifera(English)planktonic(English)planktic(English)benthonic(English)foraminifers(English)foraminifer(English)foraminiferum(English)foram(English)

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