How to Pronounce Foraminifer

To pronounce "foraminifer", say FOR-am-in-if-er — 5 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

11

Letters

FOR-am-in-if-er

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"foraminifer" has 5 syllables: for-am-in-if-er.

What does foraminifer mean?

noun

  1. Any of several large aquatic amoeboid protists, of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.

Synonyms

foram

Related words

foramforaminiferaforaminiferivoreforaminiferumforaminiferologistamphisteginidcalcarinidfusulinoidean

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How many syllables are in "foraminifer"?▾

"Foraminifer" has 5 syllables: for · am · in · if · er.

What does "foraminifer" mean?▾

Foraminifer: Any of several large aquatic amoeboid protists, of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.

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