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Foraminifer

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
foram
plural
Foraminifers
possessive
Foraminifer's
pluralpossessive
Foraminifers'