Defn: A plectognath fish of the genera Diodon, Tetrodon, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also porcupine fish, and sea hedgehog. See Diodon.
GLOBEFLOWER Globe"flow`er, n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europæus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers. (b) The American plant Trollius laxus. Japan globeflower. See Corchorus.
GLOBE-SHAPED
Globe"-shaped`, a.
Defn: Shaped like a globe.
GLOBIFEROUS
Glo*bif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Globe + -ferous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a round or globular tip.
GLOBIGERINA Glo*big`e*ri"na, n.; pl. Globigerinæ. Etym: [NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera.
GLOBOSE
Glo*bose", a. Etym: [L. globosus.]
Defn: Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular, or nearly so; spherical. Milton.