foraminiferan
English
Etymology
From Foraminifera + -an.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/
Noun
foraminiferan (plural foraminiferans)
- (zoology, paleontology) An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 146:
- 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 2011, p. 146:
Synonyms
- foraminifer, foram