orbulina

/ɔːrbʊˈliːnə/

Definitions

1. noun

A species of large, globular, marine planktonic foraminiferan that is often used as a proxy indicator in paleoclimatology.

“The researchers studied the orbulina fossils to better understand the Earth’s climate history.”

Synonyms

  • foraminifera
  • foraminiferan

Antonyms

  • land-dwelling creature
  • terrestrial organism