globigerina Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes

WordNet

Glo*big`e*ri"na noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.
Wordforms
plural Globigerin&ae;
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913