释义 |
lit·u·ol·i·dae \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwäləˌdē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lituola, type genus (diminutive of Latin lituus curved staff) + -idae : a family of imperforate foraminiferans that are related to those of the family Fusulinidae and have shells divided into cells and composed chiefly of sand grains cemented together |