foraminiferan

[ fə-răm′ə-nĭf′ər-ən ]

Any of various chiefly marine protozoans of the order Foraminiferida or Foraminifera, having a body enclosed by a shell called a test and making up an important constituent of plankton. Perforations in a foraminiferan's test allow the protrusion of numerous long extensions (pseudopods), which form a net used to trap food. The tests of foraminiferans grow throughout the organism's life, and can exceed 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter. The tests of dead organisms form ooze found on the ocean floor. Extinct foraminiferans are important index fossils.

Words nearby foraminiferan

foramen spinosum, foramina, foraminal node, foraminate, foraminifer, foraminiferan, forasmuchas, for a song, for a wonder, foray, forb

单词	foraminiferan
释义	foraminiferan [ fə-răm′ə-nĭf′ər-ən ] Any of various chiefly marine protozoans of the order Foraminiferida or Foraminifera, having a body enclosed by a shell called a test and making up an important constituent of plankton. Perforations in a foraminiferan's test allow the protrusion of numerous long extensions (pseudopods), which form a net used to trap food. The tests of foraminiferans grow throughout the organism's life, and can exceed 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter. The tests of dead organisms form ooze found on the ocean floor. Extinct foraminiferans are important index fossils. Words nearby foraminiferan foramen spinosum, foramina, foraminal node, foraminate, foraminifer, foraminiferan, forasmuchas, for a song, for a wonder, foray, forb The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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