globigerina

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globigerina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Globigerina \Glo*big`e*ri"na\, n.; pl. Globigerin[ae]. [NL.,
     fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.] (Zool.)
     A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or
     near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to
     the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally
     found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina
     ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera.
     [1913 Webster]

globigerina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  globigerina
      n 1: marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny
           processes