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forams

forams is the plural of foram.

Meaning of foram

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

Questions about forams

What is forams the plural of?
Forams is the plural of foram.

Words near forams in the dictionary

  1. foraminous
  2. foraminule
  3. foraminules
  4. foraminulose
  5. foraminulous
  6. forams
  7. Foran
  8. Forand
  9. Forands
  10. forane
  11. foraneous

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