foraminifera Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun foraminifers
    order Foraminifera.

WordNet

Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. L. foramen, -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913