coccolith

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Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from coccolithophore. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) +‎ Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”), due to the shape of the organism's exoskeleton.

Noun[edit]

coccolith (plural coccoliths)

  1. (biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
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Etymology 2[edit]

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“berry”) +‎ -lith

Noun[edit]

coccolith (plural coccoliths)

  1. (mineralogy) Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”)
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