foram

noun

fo·​ram ˈfȯr-əm How to pronounce foram (audio)

Examples of foram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Looking like a puffy white star studded with little pearls, this is the shell of an amoeboid protist called a foraminifera, or foram. Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010 Looking like a puffy white star studded with little pearls, this is the shell of an amoeboid protist called a foraminifera, or foram. Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foram was in 1927

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“Foram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foram. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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