Coccolith Definition

kŏkə-lĭth
noun
A minute calcareous plate covering the body of certain golden algae (division Chromophycota)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Coccolith

Noun

Singular:
coccolith
Plural:
coccoliths

Origin of Coccolith

  • cocc(us) (from its shape) –lith

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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