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Foraminifers
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A large group of amoeboid protists, of the order ''Foraminifera'', that are mostly marine.
Wikipedia
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Foraminifera (, Latin meaning hole bearers , informally called " forams ") are members of a phylum or class of amoeboid protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, and commonly by an external ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1835, Modern Latin, neuter plural of foraminifer "bearing holes," from Latin foramen "hole, opening, orifice" (see foramen ) + -fer "bearing," from ferre "to bear" (see infer ). So called because the shells usually are perforated by pores. Related: Foraminiferal ...
Usage examples of foraminifera.
The lack of foraminifera fossils and the crystallization patterns seem to confirm this.
Different types live at different depths, which means that cataloging the foraminifera in a sediment tells you the depth of the water in which it was formed.
In periods of warm weather the foraminifera flourish and in colder weather they are scarcer.
A study of the layers of sediment shows the rise and fall of temperature in past periods, judged by the fluctuation in the amount of foraminifera shells present.
The earth rolls and the sun appears to mount, mountains erode, fruits decay, the Foraminifera adds another chamber to its shell, babies' fingernails grow as does the hair of the dead in their graves, and in egg timers the sands fall and the eggs cook on.
The Infusoria, Foraminifera, and Sponges, with some other forms, belong to this division.