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for·am
(fôr′əm, fŏr′-)n.
A foraminifer.
[Short for foraminifer.]
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foram
(ˈɔːræm)n
(Animals) another name for foraminifer
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for•a•min•i•fer
(ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr-)n.
any chiefly marine protozoan of the order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
[1835–45; < New Latin Foraminifera < Latin foramen]
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Noun | 1. | foram - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude rhizopod, 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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