Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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, whence the name. Some
   species are covered with sand. See {Rhizophoda}.

Source : WordNet®

Foraminifera
     n : foraminifers [syn: {order Foraminifera}]