TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

ELPHIDIIDAE [1 record]

Record 1 1977-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Foraminifers of the family Elphidiidae have a test that is] planispiral, trochospiral, or uncoiling; [a] sutural canal system ... [opens] into [a] single or double row of sutural pores; [the] wall [is] calcareous, perforate, radial in structure; [the] aperture [is] interiomarginal, single or multiple, or areal. "Paleoc. - Rec.".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Foraminifères de la famille des Elphidiidae sont] sans doute primitivement trochospiralés, puis planispiralés plus ou moins involutés; ils possèdent un système de canaux septal et spiral [...]. L'ouverture est basale ou subbasale, simple ou en crible.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: