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Meaning of 'foraminifera' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Foraminifera [ n. pl.]
- An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda.

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