foram

[ fawr-uhm ]

noun

1. foraminifer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foram¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Alvarez realized something dramatic had happened in the ocean that had driven many foram species extinct in a short period of time.

From Nautilus

One thousand kilometers from Gubbio, at Caravaca on the southeast coast of Spain, Dutch geologist Jan Smit had noticed a similar pattern of changes in forams in rocks.

From Nautilus

Foram′inated, Foram′inous, pierced with small holes: porous.

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