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Noun: Foraminifera
  1. Microscopic marine protozoans that typically have a calcareous shell with minute holes through which pseudopods extend
    "Foraminifera shells form much of the deep-sea sediment";
    - order Foraminifera

Type of: animal order

Part of: Rhizopoda, subclass Rhizopoda

Encyclopedia: Foraminifera