Foraminifera

Foraminifera
Foraminifera 1835, Modern Latin, neuter plural of foraminifer "bearing holes," from L. foramen "hole, opening, orifice" (see FORAMEN (Cf. foramen)) + -fer "bearing," from ferre "to bear" (see INFER (Cf. infer)). So called because the shells usually are perforated by pores. Related: Foraminiferous.

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