noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Scientists study foraminifers found in ocean sediments to learn about past climates because their shells reveal changes in water temperature. " organism biology ocean nature animal microorganism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading