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foraminifer
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for·a·min·i·fer  (fôr-mn-fr, fr-) also fo·ram·i·nif·er·an (f-rm-nfr-n)
n.
Any of the chiefly marine protozoans of the order Foraminifera, characteristically having a calcareous shell with perforations through which numerous pseudopods protrude.

[From New Latin Forminifera, order name : Latin formen, formin-, an opening + Latin -fer, -fer.]

fo·rami·nifer·ous (f-rm-nfr-s), fo·rami·nifer·al adj.
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Noun1.foraminiferforaminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
rhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopod
globigerina - marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes
nummulite - large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period


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The cores were split in the laboratory, photographed and sampled for textural analyses, radiocarbon dating, as well as foraminiferal, pollen and diatom analyses.
 
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