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foraminiferan

UK/fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/

foraminiferan noun: an organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.

Noun

foraminiferan (plural foraminiferans)

  1. An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
    • Eocene foraminiferans are very different from Pliocene ones, and even within the Eocene there are many fine time divisions that can be recognised using foraminifera.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 146
    Synonyms:
    foraminifer, foram

foraminiferan meaning in Bengali

foraminiferan in Bengali

পর্বের একটি জীব, একটি ফোরামিনিফার

Synonyms of foraminiferan

Forms of foraminiferan

pluralforaminiferans

Origin of foraminiferan

From Translingual Foraminifera + English -an.

Questions about foraminiferan

What does foraminiferan mean?
Foraminiferan means an organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
What is foraminiferan in Bengali?
Foraminiferan in Bengali is পর্বের একটি জীব, একটি ফোরামিনিফার. See Foraminiferan meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is foraminiferan?
Foraminiferan is a noun.
How do you pronounce foraminiferan?
Foraminiferan is pronounced /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/ (UK).
What is the plural of foraminiferan?
The plural of foraminiferan is foraminiferans.

Words near foraminiferan in the dictionary

  1. foramination
  2. foraminations
  3. foraminifer
  4. foraminifera
  5. foraminiferal
  6. foraminiferan
  7. foraminiferans
  8. foraminiferas
  9. foraminiferid
  10. foraminiferids
  11. foraminiferivore

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