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. "科学家研究在海洋沉积物中发现的有孔虫,通过它们的壳体了解过去的气候变化,因为这些壳体能够反映水温的变化。organismbiologyoceannatureanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading