noun🔗Share有孔虫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."Scientists study foraminifers found in ocean sediments to learn about past climates because their shells reveal changes in water temperature. "科学者たちは、過去の気候について学ぶために、海洋堆積物で見つかった有孔虫を研究しています。なぜなら、それらの殻は水温の変化を明らかにしているからです。organismbiologyoceannatureanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading