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Globigerina
‖
Glo-bigˊe-ri′na
,Noun.
pl.
Globigerinæ
(#)
. [NL., fr. L.
globus
a round body + gerere
to bear.] (Zool.)
A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called
globigerina ooze
. See Illust. of Foraminifera
.