foram

Definitions of foram
  1. noun
    marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
    synonyms: foraminifer
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    types:
    globigerina
    marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes
    nummulite
    large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period
    type of:
    rhizopod, rhizopodan
    protozoa characterized by a pseudopod
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