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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Foraminifera — Fo*ram i*nif e*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen, aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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