foraminiferal

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English foraminifer →
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Meanings

adjectiveforaminiferal (comparative more foraminiferal, superlative most foraminiferal)

comparative more foraminiferal · superlative most foraminiferal

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous

Origin

  1. Englishforaminifer
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishforaminiferal

From foraminifer + -al.

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foraminiferal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foraminiferal

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“foraminiferal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foraminiferal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foraminiferal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foraminiferal.

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