A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera.
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Globigerina
Encyclopedia Britannica
GLOBIGERINA. See Foraminifera.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 10, p. 685
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