foraminiferan

English

Etymology

From Foraminifera +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/

Noun

foraminiferan (plural foraminiferans)

(zoology, paleontology) An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 146:
  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.

Synonyms

foraminifer, foram

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