foraminifer

Noun
  1. Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude (synset 101395671)
    is a type of: rhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopod
    subtypes:
    • globigerina - marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes
    • nummulite - large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period
    belongs to: foraminifera, order foraminifera - foraminifers
    same as: foram

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