for·a·min·i·fer (fôr  -m n -fr, f r-) also fo·ram·i·nif·er·an (f-r m-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 For  minifera, order name : Latin formen, formin-, an opening + Latin -fer, -fer.]fo·ram i·nifer·ous (f-rm-nfr-s), fo·rami·nifer·al adj. |
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| Noun | 1. |  foraminifer - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protruderhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopod Foraminifera, order Foraminifera - foraminifers globigerina - marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes nummulite - large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period |
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