FORAM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude

Synonyms:

foram; foraminifer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("foram" is a kind of...):

rhizopod; rhizopodan (protozoa characterized by a pseudopod)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foram"):

globigerina (marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes)

nummulite (large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period)

Holonyms ("foram" is a member of...):

Foraminifera; order Foraminifera (foraminifers)