Definitions for foraminifer
foraminifer
for·a·min·i·fer
Spelling: [fawr-uh-min-uh-fer, for-]
IPA: /ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr-/
Foraminifer is a 11 letter English word.
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You can make 462 anagrams from letters in foraminifer (aeffiimnorr).
Definitions for foraminifer
noun
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any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
Origin of foraminifer
1835-45; New Latin Foraminifera, equivalent to Latin forāmin-, stem of forāmen foramen + -ifera; see -i-, -fer
Examples for foraminifer
The foraminifer multiplies by fission, or by a process of budding.