globigerina
noun
glo·big·e·ri·na
(ˌ)glōˌbijəˈrīnə,
-rēnə
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Globigerinidae) of foraminifers having calcareous shells and living near the surface of the sea
2
plural globigerinae
-ī(ˌ)nē,
-ēˌnī
also globigerinas a
: a foraminifer of the genus Globigerina
b
: the shell of a globigerina
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from globi- (from Latin globus ball) + ger- (from Latin gerere to carry, bear) + -ina
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