Miliola

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

  Miliola \Mil"i*o`la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. milium millet. So
     named from its resemblance to millet seed.] (Zool.)
     A genus of {Foraminifera}, having a porcelanous shell with
     several longitudinal chambers.
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