Rotalia
noun
Ro·ta·lia
\rōˈtālēə\
Definition of Rotalia
: a genus of foraminiferans having a finely perforated test with the segments in a turbinoid spiral and with septa composed of two lamellae between which are anastomosing canals
rotalian
\-lēən\ adjective or nounrotaliform
\-ləˌfȯrm\ orrotaliiform
\-lēəˌfȯrm\ adjectivePeople Are Reading
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Origin and Etymology of rotalia
New Latin, from Late Latin rotalis + New Latin -ia
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