Foraminifera

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foraminifera \Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen,
     -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zool.)
     An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a
     chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids.
     Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some
     species are covered with sand. See {Rhizophoda}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Foraminifera
       n : foraminifers [syn: {order Foraminifera}]