Globigerina

2 definitions found

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

  Globigerina \Glo*big`e*ri"na\, n.; pl. {Globigerin[ae]}. [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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  globigerina
       n : marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes
       [also: {globigerinae} (pl)]