FORAMINIFERA

‖Fo‐ram′i‐nif″e‐ra (?), n. pl. [[NL., fr. L. foramen, -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.]] (Zoöl.) 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.