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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORAMINIFER

From New Latin, from foramen + -fer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORAMINIFER

foraminifer  [ˌfɒrəˈmɪnɪfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORAMINIFER

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determiner
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Foraminifer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FORAMINIFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

foraminifer

Foraminifera

The Foraminifera are a phylum or class of amoeboid protists. They are characterized both by their thin pseudopodia that form an external net for catching food, and they usually have an external shell, or test, made of various materials and constructed in diverse forms. Most forams are aquatic, primarily marine, and the majority of species live on or within the seafloor sediment with a small number of species known to be floaters in the water column at various depths. A few are known from freshwater or brackish conditions and some soil species have been identified through molecular analysis of small subunit ribosomal DNA. Foraminifera typically produce a test, or shell, which can have either one or multiple chambers, some becoming quite elaborate in structure. These shells are commonly made of calcium carbonate or agglutinated sediment particles. About 275,000 species are recognized, both living and fossil. They are usually less than 1 mm in size, but some are much larger, the largest species reaching up to 20 cm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORAMINIFER


Apocrypha
əˈpɒkrɪfə
aquifer
ˈækwɪfə
chafer
ˈtʃeɪfə
cipher
ˈsaɪfə
conifer
ˈkəʊnɪfə
cypher
ˈsaɪfə
decipher
dɪˈsaɪfə
differ
ˈdɪfə
glue-sniffer
ˈɡluːsnɪfə
Haifa
ˈhaɪfə
knifer
ˈnaɪfə
lifer
ˈlaɪfə
lucifer
ˈluːsɪfə
niffer
ˈnɪfə
rotifer
ˈrəʊtɪfə
sniffer
ˈsnɪfə
sypher
ˈsaɪfə
tref
ˈtreɪfə
UEFA
juːˈeɪfə
wafer
ˈweɪfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORAMINIFER

fora
forage
forage cap
forage mite
forager
foram
foramen
foramen magnum
foramina
foraminal
foraminated
foraminiferal
foraminiferan
foraminiferous
foraminous
forasmuch as
foray
forayer
forb
forbad

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORAMINIFER

antilifer
crucifer
fifer
heifer
laticifer
midlifer
porifer
pro-lifer
right-to-lifer
Spirifer
thurifer
umbellifer

Synonyms and antonyms of foraminifer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «foraminifer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORAMINIFER

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Translator English - Chinese

有孔虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foraminífero
570 millions of speakers

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foraminifer
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Translator English - Hindi

foraminifer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

foraminifer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фораминифер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foraminífero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

foraminifer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foraminifères
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Translator English - Malay

Foraminifer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Foraminiferen
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Translator English - Japanese

有孔虫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유공충
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foraminifer
85 millions of speakers
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foraminifer
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Translator English - Tamil

foraminifer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Foraminifer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

foraminifera
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foraminifer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foraminifer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

форамініфер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foraminifer
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

foraminifer
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Translator English - Afrikaans

foraminifer
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Translator English - Swedish

foraminifer
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foraminifer
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Trends of use of foraminifer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORAMINIFER»

The term «foraminifer» is normally little used and occupies the 127.883 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORAMINIFER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foraminifer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORAMINIFER»

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Receptaculitids: A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic ...
1859a Hall problematic 1875a Hall & Whitfield foraminifer 1859 Murchison foraminifer 1S75 Kayser problematic 1859 Murchison sponge 1875 Larousse polyp 1859 Murchison cystoid? 1876 Armstrong et al. amorphozoa 1859 Salter ...
Matthew H. Nitecki, Harry Mutvei, Doris V. Nitecki, 1999
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Biostratigraphy in Production and Development Geology
Gavelinella cristata subzone (NCF9a): interval from LDO of G. lapparenti to FDO of the benthic foraminifer Stensioina granulata granulate This subzone is recognized in outcrop (Whitecliff, Isle of Wight, UK), but has not been encountered in the ...
Robert Wynn Jones, M. D. Simmons, 1999
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Biogeochemical Controls on Palaeoceanographic Environmental ...
Foraminifer test preservation and diagenesis: comparison of high latitude Eocene sites PAUL N. PEARSON & CATHERINE E. BURGESS School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, ...
William E. N. Austin, Rachael James, 2008
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Modern Foraminifera
The small foraminifer Metaro- taliella tuvaluensis may potentially parasitize several miliolid species (Collen, 1998). M. tuvaluensis attaches to the surface of juvenile milio- lids, and causes deformations of the host test as the host overgrows this ...
Barun K. Sen Gupta, 2002
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Trace Fossils: Concepts, Problems, Prospects
Conversely, by an increase in foraminifer abundance, the signal of younger tests will dominate over older in the mixed layer because greater numbers will be mixed downward than upward, resulting in a downward shift of the curve (Fig. 24.7).
William Miller, III, 2011
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Current Developments in Bioerosion
Description: In early ontogenetic stages the foraminifer produces a shallow, circular depression of 0.5-1.5 mm in diameter, from which 'whip'-shaped filaments with an approximately circular cross-section start to protrude mainly perpendicularly ...
Max Wisshak, Leif Tapanila, 2008
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Global Sedimentology of the Ocean: An Interplay between ...
An Interplay between Geodynamics and Paleoenvironment Christian M. Robert. Many planktonic foraminifer species occupy specific depth habitats or migrate vertically during their life cycle, and must therefore control their buoyancy. To do so ...
Christian M. Robert, 2008
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Studies on the Mesozoic of Sonora and adjacent areas
(A) Miliolid and textularid foraminifera, mollusk fragments, pellets, intraclast(?) ( pseudosparite patch), microsparite, pseudosparite; Sample 17, Unit 1; bar is 500 μm. (B) Planktonic foraminifer Hedbergella cf. trocoidea, calcispheres; Sample 33 , ...
César Jacques-Ayala, Carlos M. González-Léon, Jaime Roldán-Quintana, 1995
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Fluvial Sedimentology VII: (Special Publication 35 of the IAS)
... 18—19 glaciation, 18 Late Quaternary, 295 Pleistocene, 322, 410 Pliocene, 421 Saalian, 299 Glauconitic Member (Canada), 1 73 global positioning system ( GPS) applications, 3 24 equipment, 8 Globigerina aff. calida calida (foraminifer),  ...
Michael Blum, Susan Marriott, Suzanne Leclair, 2009
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Its stratigraphic range corresponds closely with the lower part of Mamet Foraminifer Zone 16i. The nominal species was described originally as Pleurotomaria nodimarginata McChesney from near Batesville, Ark., where it occurs in the ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORAMINIFER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foraminifer is used in the context of the following news items.
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New evidence shows carbon's importance to ocean life's survival …
... and environmental sciences at UT Arlington, analyzed clusters of iron pyrite attached to the walls of the foraminifer shells for lead isotopes. «Astrobiology Magazine, Apr 15»
2
Marine Ecosystems require thousand years of recovery from Climate …
Previous marine sediment studies used simple and single-celled organisms called Foraminifer, but, in this new study, scientists explored ... «The Market Business, Apr 15»
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Ancient Tiny Creatures Reveal the Past Temperatures of Our World's …
Tiny creatures are telling scientists a bit more about the temperatures of the ancient past. This is a microscopic photo of the foraminifer ... «Science World Report, Mar 15»
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Stuck-in-the-mud plankton reveal ancient temperatures
Microscopic photo of the foraminifer Globigerinoides ruber, which is used in this study. Credit: Frank J.C. Peeters, VU University Amsterdam. «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
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Chemical clues in fossil shells may help us understand today's …
In a way, the chemical composition of these shells acts as a snapshot of the chemical composition of the water the foraminifer lived in. «Mongabay.com, Feb 15»
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Iron fertilization less efficient for deep-sea carbon dioxide storage …
"These phytoplankton can be a food source for certain types of planktonic grazers, foraminifer and pteropods, that make shells from calcium ... «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
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Climate In Last 7000 Years More Variable Than Thought
Filtered estimates of SST variability obtained from coral, foraminifer, and alkenone records are shown to be consistent with one another and ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Nov 14»
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Research Reveals Warmer Than Thought Pliocene Oceans
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the fossilised shell of planktic foraminifer Globigerinoides ruber. Planktic foraminifera are a ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jun 14»
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Kermit the Frog Unmasked, Drilling the Amazon, the Pope's Climate …
The discovery panel: An Antarctic anemone, a translucent shrimp, and something called an agglutinated foraminifer are among the organisms ... «OnEarth Magazine, May 14»
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In Honor of Linnaeus, a Rogue's Gallery of New Species
Also on this year's top 10 list is a giant protist called an agglutinated foraminifer – Spiculosiphon oceana – that builds what appears to be a ... «Scientific American, May 14»

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