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Definition of Foraminiferan
1. Noun. (zoology palaeontology) An organism of the phylum ''Foraminifera''; a foraminifer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foraminiferan
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Medical Definition of Foraminiferan
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Foraminiferan
Literary usage of Foraminiferan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quarterly Journal by Geological Society of London (1864)
"The foraminiferan fauna runs, therefore, in a parallel with the long-known
Molluscan fauna of the Viennese brackish Tertiaries. [COUNT M.] On the LEAD- and ..."
2. Problems of Genetics by William Bateson (1913)
"... a Radiolarian or foraminiferan. Attempts have lately been made to apply
mathematical treatment to problems of biology. It has sometimes seemed to me ..."
3. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"... minute quantities of earthy matter left on solution of the foraminiferan
shells, which never reach this depth but are dissolved before they sink so far. ..."
4. Outlines of Evolutionary Biology by Arthur Dendy (1912)
"... inhabitant of the Hask whether its shell be ornamented in one way rather than
in another ? Does one pattern help a unicellular foraminiferan or ..."
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