Synonyms for foraminifer
- noun
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Noun
foram, foraminifera, foraminiferan, foraminiferid, foraminiferon dated, foraminiferum dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
Forms
- Plural
- foraminifers → forams, foraminiferas, foraminiferans, foraminiferids…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| foraminifer | falling | |
| foraminifera | falling | |
| foram | steady | |
| foraminiferan | falling | |
| foraminiferid | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- foram
- 12 letters
- foraminifera
- 13 letters
- foraminiferan, foraminiferid, foraminiferon, foraminiferum