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foraminiferologist

foraminiferologist noun: a scientist, especially a paleontologist, who studies the Foraminifera.

Noun

foraminiferologist (plural foraminiferologists)

  1. A scientist, especially a paleontologist, who studies the Foraminifera.
    • For the next 60 years, industrial exploration and development played a major role in maintaining a large presence of foraminiferologists in California.2013, A.J. Bowden, Landmarks in Foraminiferal Micropalaeontology: History and Development

Forms of foraminiferologist

pluralforaminiferologists

Origin of foraminiferologist

From foraminiferology + -ist.

Questions about foraminiferologist

What does foraminiferologist mean?
Foraminiferologist means a scientist, especially a paleontologist, who studies the Foraminifera.
What part of speech is foraminiferologist?
Foraminiferologist is a noun.
What is the plural of foraminiferologist?
The plural of foraminiferologist is foraminiferologists.

Words near foraminiferologist in the dictionary

  1. foraminiferids
  2. foraminiferivore
  3. foraminiferivores
  4. foraminiferivorous
  5. foraminiferological
  6. foraminiferologist
  7. foraminiferologists
  8. foraminiferology
  9. foraminiferon
  10. foraminiferons
  11. foraminiferous

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