Globigerina

 




(Lyrics: Chambers Dictionary, Music: Neil Innes)
(Taken from "Jammin'" BBC Radio Two show, 14th March 2002)*


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Globigerina,

Globigerina:
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Noun; a minute marine invertebrate
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Of the genus: Globigerina
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With a calceterious shell
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Of globus chambers in a spiral;
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A shell of this type.
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Plural: Globigerinae
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Globigerina ooze:

A deepsea deposit of

Globigerina 
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shells



NB:  *Neil performed this "song" on the BBC Radio Two show, "Jammin'", 
      on the 14th of March 2002. He was asked to put a word from the 
      dictionary into song.




          Very strange. yes, indeed.