Fusulinidae

plural noun

Fu·​su·​lin·​i·​dae

ˌfyüzəˈlinəˌdē

: a large family of Paleozoic foraminiferans known from their tests which form a major component of one widely distributed kind of Carboniferous limestone

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Fusulina, type genus + -idae

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