Noun: foraminifer ,fo-ru'mi-nu-fu(r)
- Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
"foraminifers are important indicators in paleoclimatology";
- foram [informal]
Derived forms: foraminifers
Type of: rhizopod, rhizopodan
Part of: Foraminifera, order Foraminifera
Encyclopedia: Foraminifer