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foram

US/ˈfɔɹˌæm/

foram noun: a foraminifer.

Noun

foram (plural forams)

  1. A foraminifer.
    • Some forams allow single-celled algae to lodge on the surface of their bodies, rather as tropical coral do.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 291

Forms of foram

pluralforams

Origin of foram

Shortening of foraminifer(a).

Questions about foram

What does foram mean?
Foram means a foraminifer.
What part of speech is foram?
Foram is a noun.
How do you pronounce foram?
Foram is pronounced /ˈfɔɹˌæm/ (US).
What is the plural of foram?
The plural of foram is forams.

Words near foram in the dictionary

  1. foragings
  2. Foraker
  3. forakers
  4. foralite
  5. foralites
  6. foram
  7. foramen
  8. foramen cecum
  9. foramen magnum
  10. foramen of Monro
  11. foramen ovale

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