foraminifera

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foraminifera - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Foraminifera \Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen,
     -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (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.
     [1913 Webster]

foraminifera - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Foraminifera
      n 1: foraminifers [syn: Foraminifera, order Foraminifera]