Found 2 items, similar to Foraminifera.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Foraminifera Foraminifera n : foraminifers [syn: order Foraminifera]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Foraminifera Foraminifera \Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen, -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. [1913 Webster]