foram

for·am

F0242000 (fôr′əm, fŏr′-)n. A foraminifer.

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[Short for foraminifer.]

foram

(ˈɔːræm) n (Animals) another name for foraminifer

for•a•min•i•fer

(ˌfɔr əˈmɪn ə fər, ˌfɒr-)

n. any chiefly marine protozoan of the order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend. [1835–45; < New Latin Foraminifera < Latin foramen]

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foram - marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrudeforaminiferrhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopodForaminifera, order Foraminifera - foraminifersglobigerina - marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processesnummulite - large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period