foram
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of foraminifer.
Noun edit
foram (plural forams)
- A foraminifer.
- 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 291:
- Some forams allow single-celled algae to lodge on the surface of their bodies, rather as tropical coral do.
Galician edit
Verb edit
foram
- (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ser
- (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of ir
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fo‧ram
Verb edit
foram
Romanian edit
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foram