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planulinid

planulinid noun: a foraminifer of the family Planulinidae.

Noun

planulinid (plural planulinids)

  1. A foraminifer of the family Planulinidae.
    • Accessory benthic foraminiferal events reported by Berggren and Miller (1989) to occur in the late Eocene are the migrations into the bathyal realm from the neritic realm of planulinids and siphoninids.2003, Donald R. Prothero, From Greenhouse to Icehouse: The Marine Eocene-Oligocene Transition

Forms of planulinid

pluralplanulinids

Questions about planulinid

What does planulinid mean?
Planulinid means a foraminifer of the family Planulinidae.
What part of speech is planulinid?
Planulinid is a noun.
What is the plural of planulinid?
The plural of planulinid is planulinids.

Words near planulinid in the dictionary

  1. planulated
  2. planulates
  3. planulation
  4. planulations
  5. planuliform
  6. planulinid
  7. planulinids
  8. planuloid
  9. planulozoan
  10. planulozoans
  11. planum

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