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foraminiferology

foraminiferology noun: the study of the Foraminifera, especially in paleontology.

Noun

foraminiferology (uncountable)

  1. The study of the Foraminifera, especially in paleontology.

Origin of foraminiferology

From foraminifer + -ology.

Words formed from foraminiferology

Questions about foraminiferology

What does foraminiferology mean?
Foraminiferology means the study of the Foraminifera, especially in paleontology.
What part of speech is foraminiferology?
Foraminiferology is a noun.

Words near foraminiferology in the dictionary

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

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