foraminiferan

English

Etymology

From Foraminifera +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/

Noun

foraminiferan (plural foraminiferans)

1. (zoology, paleontology) An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 146:

     Eocene foraminiferans are very different from Pliocene ones, and even within the Eocene there are many fine time divisions that can be recognised using foraminifera.

Synonyms

• foraminifer, foram