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globigerina

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glo⋅big⋅er⋅i⋅na

[gloh-bij-uh-rahy-nuh, -ree-]
–noun, plural -nas, -nae [-nee] .
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.

Origin:
1840–50; < NL, equiv. to L globi- globe (comb. form of globus) + -ger- (s. of gerere to carry) + -ina -ina
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