| foram | ฟอแรม [ธรณีวิทยา๑๔ ม.ค. ๒๕๔๖] |
| foram | (n) marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude, Syn. foraminifer |
| foramen | (n) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure, Syn. hiatus |
| foramen magnum | (n) the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes |
| foraminifera | (n) foraminifers, Syn. order Foraminifera |
| Foramen | ‖n.;
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| Foraminated | a. [ L. foraminatus. ] Having small opening, or foramina. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Foraminifer | n. (Zool.) One of the |
| Foraminifera | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. foramen, -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear. ] (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Foraminiferous | a. |
| Foraminous | a. [ L. foraminosus. ] Having foramina; full of holes; porous. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |