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noun, plural for·a·min·i·fers, fo·ram·i·nif·er·a 
[fuh-ram-uh-nif-er-uh] .
[fuh-ram-uh-nif-er-uh] . any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.
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Foraminifer
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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| foraminifer (ˌfɒrəˈmɪnɪfə) | |
| —n | |
| globigerina See also nummulite Often shortened to: foram any marine protozoan of the phylum Foraminifera, having a shell with numerous openings through which cytoplasmic processes protrude | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from | |
| foraminiferal | |
| —adj | |
| forami'niferous | |
| —adj | |
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