globigerina

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: glo=big=er=i=na

CIDE DICTIONARY

globigerina, n. [NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.].

 A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

globigerina, n. any planktonic protozoan of the genus Globigerina, living near the surface of the sea.

Etymology

mod.L f. L globus globe + -ger carrying + -INA