globigerina

[ad_1] noun, plural glo·big·er·i·nas, glo·big·er·i·nae [gloh-bij-uh–rahy-nee, -ree-] /gloʊˌbɪdʒ əˈraɪ ni, -ˌri-/.

1. any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.

noun plural -nas or -nae (-niː)

1. any marine protozoan of the genus Globigerina, having a rounded shell with spiny processes: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)
2. globigerina ooze a deposit on the ocean floor consisting of the shells of these protozoans

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