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foraminiferous, a.|fɒˌræmɪˈnɪfərəs| [f. as prec. + -ous.] lit. Furnished with foramina; said of the Foraminifera or their shells. Also (less correctly) = foraminiferal b.
1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 114/2 The lowest foraminiferous cephalopods. 1859J. R. Greene Man. Anim. Kingd. Protozoa 15 Many Foraminiferous shells. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 65 Its Foraminiferous fauna. 1884Science III. 591 Foraminiferous ooze. |