globigerinidæ, globi ger i nid a

pl. [Eng., ., globi ger in ( a ); Lat. fem. or neut. pl. adj. suff.- ide, -ida.J 1. Zool .: A family of Foraminifera, sub-order Per for at a. The shell is hyaline or vitreous. The chambers generally communicate with one another by a larger or smaller crescentic aperture, not by circular pores. Genera, Globigerina, Orbulina, Ovulites, . 2. Palæont.: The family came into existence apparently at least as early as the Trias. *glō-bird, s . [GLOBARD.) A glow-worm. 2021