Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foraminiferan

/fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foraminifer-an
IPA: /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.

Example Sentences

"Eocene foraminiferans are very different from Pliocene ones, and even within the Eocene there are many fine time divisions that can be recognised using foraminifera."

Etymology

From Translingual Foraminifera + English -an.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/

Inflected Forms

foraminiferans (plural)

Synonyms

foraminifer foram

Questions

How do you pronounce foraminiferan?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˌɹamɪˈnɪfəɹən/.
What does foraminiferan mean?: An organism of the phylum Foraminifera; a foraminifer.
Where does foraminiferan come from?: From Translingual Foraminifera + English -an.

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