GLOBIGERINA Definition & Meaning

globigerina

[ gloh-bij-uh-rahy-nuh, -ree- ]

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plural globigerinas, globigerinae

any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.

globigerina

/ ɡ��əʊˌ��ɪ��əˈ��ɪ��ə /

any marine protozoan of the genus Globigerina, having a rounded shell with spiny processes: phylum Foraminifera (foraminifers)
globigerina ooze
a deposit on the ocean floor consisting of the shells of these protozoans

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1840–50; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin globi- globe (combining form of globus ) + -ger- (stem of gerere to carry) + -ina -ina ²

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C19: from New Latin, from Latin globus globe + gerere to carry, bear

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Chalk is well known to consist largely of foraminiferal shells, mostly vitreous, like the north Atlantic globigerina ooze.

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Rennick took a sounding, 1960 fathoms; the tube brought up two small lumps of volcanic lava with the usual globigerina ooze.

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