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Definition of foraminifera
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of foraminifera is as below...
Foraminifera
(n. pl.) 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..
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Orbitolites
::
Orbitolites
(n.) A genus of
living
Foraminifera,
forming
broad,
thin,
circular
disks,
containing
numerous
small
chambers..
Monothalama
::
Monothalama
(n. pl.) A
division
of
Foraminifera
including
those that have only one
chamber.
Nummulites
::
Nummulites
(n.) A genus of
extinct
Tertiary
Foraminifera,
having
a thin, flat, round
shell,
containing
a large
number
of small
chambers
arranged
spirally..
Thalamophora
::
Thalamophora
(n. pl.) Same as
Foraminifera.
Lagenian
::
Lagenian
(a.) Like, or
pertaining
to,
Lagena,
a genus of
Foraminifera
having
a
straight,
chambered
shell..
Foraminiferous
::
Foraminiferous
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
composed
of,
Foraminifera;
as,
foraminiferous
mud..
Imperforata
::
Imperforata
(n. pl.) A
division
of
Foraminifera,
including
those in which the shell is not
porous..
Orbulina
::
Orbulina
(n.) A genus of
minute
living
Foraminifera
having
a
globular
shell.
Miliola
::
Miliola
(n.) A genus of
Foraminifera,
having
a
porcelanous
shell with
several
longitudinal
chambers..
Foraminifer
::
Foraminifer
(n.) One of the
foraminifera.
Polythalamous
::
Polythalamous
(a.)
Many-chambered;
--
applied
to
shells
of
Foraminifera
and
cephalopods.
See
Illust.
of
Nautilus.
Reticularia
::
Reticularia
(n. pl.) An
extensive
division
of
rhizopods
in which the
pseudopodia
are more or less
slender
and
coalesce
at
certain
points,
forming
irregular
meshes.
It
includes
the
shelled
Foraminifera,
together
with some
groups
which lack a true
shell..
Globigerina
::
Globigerina
(n.) 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..
Rhizopoda
::
Rhizopoda
(n. pl.) An
extensive
class of
Protozoa,
including
those which have
pseudopodia,
by means of which they move about and take their food. The
principal
groups
are
Lobosa
(or
Am/bea),
Helizoa,
Radiolaria,
and
Foraminifera
(or
Reticularia).
See
Protozoa..
Porcellaneous
::
Porcellaneous
(a.)
Having
a
smooth,
compact
shell
without
pores;
-- said of
certain
Foraminifera..
Parkeria
::
Parkeria
(n.) A genus of large
arenaceous
fossil
Foraminifera
found in the
Cretaceous
rocks.
The
species
are
globular,
or
nearly
so, and are of all sizes up to that of a
tennis
ball..
Foraminifera
::
Foraminifera
(n. pl.) 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..
Eozoon
::
Eozoon
(n.) A
peculiar
structure
found in the
Archaean
limestones
of
Canada
and other
regions.
By some
geologists
it is
believed
to be a
species
of
gigantic
Foraminifera,
but
others
consider
it a
concretion,
without
organic
structure..
Polythalamia
::
Polythalamia
(n. pl.) A
division
of
Foraminifera
including
those
having
a
manychambered
shell.
Perforata
::
Perforata
(n. pl.) A
division
of
Foraminifera,
including
those
having
perforated
shells..
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