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globigerina
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun globigerina has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
globigerina, n. [NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.].
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
globigerina, n. any planktonic protozoan of the genus Globigerina, living near the surface of the sea.
Etymology
mod.L f. L globus globe + -ger carrying + -INA
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