2 English Synonyms for FORAM

Definition: 1. (zoology, palaeontology) An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.

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Definition: 1. Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.