English

Noun

foraminifer ‎(plural foraminifers)

1. Any of several large 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.

Synonyms

• (amoebid protist): foram