miliolid

noun

mil·​i·​o·​lid

ˈmilēōlə̇d

plural -s

: a foraminiferan of the genus Miliola or the family Miliolidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Miliolidae, from Miliola, type genus + -idae

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