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globigerina

glo·big·er·i·na [ glō bìjjə rnə, glō bìjjə rnə ] (plural glo·big·er·i·nas or glo·big·er·i·nae [ glō bìjjə r n ])


noun 
Definition:
 
marine protozoan: a marine protozoan with a spiny rounded spiral shell. Genus Globigerina.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Latin globus "ball, sphere" + gerere "carry"]

glo·big·er·i·nal adjective
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