foraminiferanadj.n.

Brit.

/fəˌramᵻˈnɪf(ə)rən/,

/fəˌramᵻˈnɪf(ə)rn̩/,

/ˌfɒrəmᵻˈnɪf(ə)rən/,

/ˌfɒrəmᵻˈnɪf(ə)rn̩/, U.S.

/fəˌræməˈnɪf(ə)rən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Foraminifera n., foraminifer n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < either Foraminifera n. or foraminifer n. + -an suffix. With use as adjective compare earlier foraminiferous adj. and also foraminiferal adj. With use as noun compare earlier foraminifer n.In Foraminiferan fauna (see quot. 1864 at sense A.) probably after German Foraminiferen-Fauna (1863 or earlier).

Zoology and Palaeontology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or composed of organisms of the phylum Foraminifera. Cf. foraminiferan ooze at ooze n.¹ 2a.

ΚΠ

1864 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 20 ii. 3 The Foraminiferan fauna runs, therefore, in a parallel with the long-known Molluscan fauna of the Viennese brackish Tertiaries.

1896 Philos. Trans. 1895 (Royal Soc.) B. 186 407 The author has unfortunately revived..the old idea of the individual distinctness of the contents of the different chambers of the foraminiferan shell.

1923 Sci. Monthly June 609 This foraminiferan ooze is the most widespread of modern calcareous formations.

1966 Micropaleontology 12 113/2 The inhibitory effect of the disc's small volume on foraminiferan growth is effectively nullified by the continual flow of culture fluid through it.

2004 Bios 75 83/1 It was not only the shell of a protozoan, but a foraminiferan member of the protozoa.

B. n.

An organism of the phylum Foraminifera.

ΚΠ

1889 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4 Index 480/2 Carter, H. J., on a new fossil Foraminiferan.

1926 Biol. Bull. 50 382 Verworn too found that if he bisected a Foraminiferan, Polystomella, the part without the nucleus would not regenerate the material for a new shell.

1972 M. J. Ursin Life in & around Salt Marshes 8 Two major groups of protozoans—foraminiferans and radiolarians—are usually found only in marine waters.

1998 New Scientist 21 Nov. 44/2 Blind animals..diversified at the same time as the sighted ones. So too did single-celled foraminiferans and even planktonic plants.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foraminiferan
释义	foraminiferanadj.n. Brit. /fəˌramᵻˈnɪf(ə)rən/, /fəˌramᵻˈnɪf(ə)rn̩/, /ˌfɒrəmᵻˈnɪf(ə)rən/, /ˌfɒrəmᵻˈnɪf(ə)rn̩/, U.S. /fəˌræməˈnɪf(ə)rən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Foraminifera n., foraminifer n., -an suffix. Etymology: < either Foraminifera n. or foraminifer n. + -an suffix. With use as adjective compare earlier foraminiferous adj. and also foraminiferal adj. With use as noun compare earlier foraminifer n.In Foraminiferan fauna (see quot. 1864 at sense A.) probably after German Foraminiferen-Fauna (1863 or earlier). Zoology and Palaeontology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or composed of organisms of the phylum Foraminifera. Cf. foraminiferan ooze at ooze n.¹ 2a. ΚΠ 1864 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 20 ii. 3 The Foraminiferan fauna runs, therefore, in a parallel with the long-known Molluscan fauna of the Viennese brackish Tertiaries. 1896 Philos. Trans. 1895 (Royal Soc.) B. 186 407 The author has unfortunately revived..the old idea of the individual distinctness of the contents of the different chambers of the foraminiferan shell. 1923 Sci. Monthly June 609 This foraminiferan ooze is the most widespread of modern calcareous formations. 1966 Micropaleontology 12 113/2 The inhibitory effect of the disc's small volume on foraminiferan growth is effectively nullified by the continual flow of culture fluid through it. 2004 Bios 75 83/1 It was not only the shell of a protozoan, but a foraminiferan member of the protozoa. B. n. An organism of the phylum Foraminifera. ΚΠ 1889 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4 Index 480/2 Carter, H. J., on a new fossil Foraminiferan. 1926 Biol. Bull. 50 382 Verworn too found that if he bisected a Foraminiferan, Polystomella, the part without the nucleus would not regenerate the material for a new shell. 1972 M. J. Ursin Life in & around Salt Marshes 8 Two major groups of protozoans—foraminiferans and radiolarians—are usually found only in marine waters. 1998 New Scientist 21 Nov. 44/2 Blind animals..diversified at the same time as the sighted ones. So too did single-celled foraminiferans and even planktonic plants. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1864
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