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Foraminifera

fo·ra·mi·nifera

UK/ˌfɒɹəmɪˈnɪfəɹə/ US/ˌfɒɹəmɪˈnɪfɹə/ uncommon

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foraminifers

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Learned borrowing from New Latin Foraminifera (subphylum name), from French foraminifère (“foraminifer, foraminifera”), from French Foraminifères, coined by the French naturalist Alcide d’Orbigny (1802-1857) in an 1826 article. Foraminifère is derived from Latin forāmina (“apertures, holes”) + -fer (“-bearing”).

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