What is the meaning of 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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APAWebster's. (2011). foraminifera. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/foraminifera/definitions/2009283
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HarvardWebster's 2011, foraminifera, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/foraminifera/definitions/2009283>.
MLAWebster's. "foraminifera" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/foraminifera/definitions/2009283>
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