Definitions for foraminifera
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1. Foraminifera, order Foraminiferanoun

   foraminifers

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1. foraminiferanoun

   A large group of amoeboid protists, of the order Foraminifera, that are mostly marine.

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1. Foraminifera

   Foraminifera (; Latin for "hole bearers"; informally called "forams") are single-celled organisms, members of a phylum or class of amoeboid protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm for catching food and other uses; and commonly an external shell (called a "test") of diverse forms and materials. Tests of chitin (found in some simple genera, and Textularia in particular) are believed to be the most primitive type. Most foraminifera are marine, the majority of which live on or within the seafloor sediment (i.e., are benthic), while a smaller number float in the water column at various depths (i.e., are planktonic), which belong to the suborder Globigerinina. Fewer are known from freshwater or brackish conditions, and some very few (nonaquatic) soil species have been identified through molecular analysis of small subunit ribosomal DNA.Foraminifera typically produce a test, or shell, which can have either one or multiple chambers, some becoming quite elaborate in structure. These shells are commonly made of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or agglutinated sediment particles. Over 50,000 species are recognized, both living (6,700–10,000) and fossil (40,000). They are usually less than 1 mm in size, but some are much larger, the largest species reaching up to 20 cm.In modern scientific English, the term foraminifera is both singular and plural (irrespective of the word's Latin derivation), and is used to describe one or more specimens or taxa: its usage as singular or plural must be determined from context. Foraminifera is frequently used informally to describe the group, and in these cases is generally lowercase.

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1. foraminifera

   Foraminifera are a group of single-celled, typically marine amoeboid protists in the category of amoeboid protists. They are characterized by complex shells called tests, which are often made of calcium carbonate and can be composed of multiple chambers. The pseudopodia, or extensions of the organism's cytoplasm, extend out from these chambers and are used for locomotion and capturing food. Foraminifera are used in paleoclimatology and paleontology due to their extensive fossil record which dates back to the Early Cambrian period.

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1. Foraminifera

   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

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. L. foramen, -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.]

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1. Foraminifera

   The Foraminifera are a phylum or class of amoeboid protists. They are characterized both by their thin pseudopodia that form an external net for catching food, and they usually have an external shell, or test, made of various materials and constructed in diverse forms. Most forams are aquatic, primarily marine, and the majority of species live on or within the seafloor sediment with a small number of species known to be floaters in the water column at various depths. A few are known from freshwater or brackish conditions and some soil species have been identified through molecular analysis of small subunit ribosomal DNA. Foraminifera typically produce a test, or shell, which can have either one or multiple chambers, some becoming quite elaborate in structure. These shells are commonly made of calcium carbonate or agglutinated sediment particles. About 275,000 species are recognized, both living and fossil. They are usually less than 1 mm in size, but some are much larger, the largest species reaching up to 20 cm.

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1. Foraminifera

   An order of amoeboid EUKARYOTES characterized by reticulating pseudopods and a complex life cycle with an alternation of generations. Most are less than 1mm in size and found in marine or brackish water.

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   The numerical value of foraminifera in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of foraminifera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
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6. ^ Wikidata
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