Orbulina

noun

Or·​bu·​li·​na

ˌȯ(r)byəˈlīnə

: a genus of minute foraminiferans having a globular unilocular shell

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin orbis circle, disk + -ulus -ule + New Latin -ina

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