foraminifera, ra.
(Of thelat.)dopara? men-? nis, foramen, and ?(fero).
1. adj. Zool. Says the rizópodos aquatic protozoa, almost all marine, with needle-like pseudopodia which branch and together with others to form large networks and with Shell's shape and chemical composition varied; e.g., the numulita. U t. c. s.
2. m. pl. Zool. Order of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
