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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Foraminifer \For`a*min"i*fer\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Foraminifera.
Wiktionary
n. 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.
WordNet
n. marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude [syn: foram]
Usage examples of "foraminifer".
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.