ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwäləˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lituola, type genus (diminutive of Latin lituus curved staff) + -idae
: a family of imperforate foraminiferans that are related to those of the family Fusulinidae and have shells divided into cells and composed chiefly of sand grains cemented together