Foraminiferan

//fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.

    "Eocene foraminiferans are very different from Pliocene ones, and even within the Eocene there are many fine time divisions that can be recognised using foraminifera."

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foramforaminiferforaminifer

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"Eocene foraminiferans are very different from Pliocene ones, and even within the Eocene there are many fine time divisions that can be recognised using foraminifera."

Etymology

From translingual Foraminifera + -an.

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