foraminiferan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/ (UK)
Etymology
From Translingual Foraminifera + English -an.
Meanings
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An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
Eocene foraminiferans are very different from Pliocene ones, and even within the Eocene there are many fine time divisions that can be recognised using foraminifera.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 146:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foraminiferans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |