foraminifera

发音

UK /ˌfɒɹəmɪˈnɪfəɹə/
其它
UK /ˌfɒɹəmɪˈnɪfɹə/
UK /fəˌɹæmɪˈnɪf(ə)ɹə/
US /fəˌɹæməˈnɪf(ə)ɹə/

词形变化

foraminiferas 复数 foraminiferas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of foraminifer (“any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude”).

  2. 2.

    plural of foraminiferon

  3. 3.

    plural of foraminiferum

词源

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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