Pronunciation: ˌ fyü-z ə - ' l ī -nid, - ' l ē -, - ' li-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Fusulinidae, from Fusulina, a genus, from Latin fusus spindle + -ulus -ule + New Latin -ina, diminutive suffix
Date: 1941
: any of a family (Fusulinidae) of extinct marine foraminifers