Fo`ram`i`nif´e`ra
| n. pl. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Foraminifera - foraminifers animal order - the order of animals Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda - creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers foram, foraminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude family Globigerinidae, Globigerinidae - a family of protoctists genus Globigerina - type genus of the family Globigerinidae family Nummulitidae, Nummulitidae - a family of fossil protoctists |
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