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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A foraminifer.

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  • noun A foraminifer

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  • noun marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Short for foraminifer.]

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