Plural of foraminifera
irregular plural
The plural of foraminifera is foraminifera or foraminiferas.
Forms of foraminifera
| Singular | foraminifera /ˌfɒɹəmɪˈnɪfəɹə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | foraminifera /ˌfɒɹəmɪˈnɪfəɹə/ foraminiferas |
| Countable | countable |
Foraminiferas in a sentence
- Also, either radiolarians or planktonic foraminiferas predominate in some layers.1971 February, Valeri A. Krasheninnikov, “Cenozoic Foraminifera”, in Alfred G[eorge] Fischer et al., Initial Reports of the Deep Sea...
- There, the dinoflagellates capture sunlight and grow through photosynthesis; in the process they use up the foraminiferas' wastes while producing oxygen.2011, Ellen [J.] Prager, “The Invisible Crowd”, in Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans’ Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter, Chicago...
Meaning of foraminifera
- noun Synonym of foraminifer (“any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude”).
Plural the same as the singular
Questions about the plural of foraminifera
- What is the plural of foraminifera?
- The plural of foraminifera is foraminifera or foraminiferas.
- Is foraminifera countable?
- Foraminifera is a countable noun.
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