coccolith
noun
coc·co·lith
-ˌlith
plural -s
: a minute calcareous body found in chalk and deep-sea ooze and constituting the skeletal remains of a coccolithophore
coccolithic adjective
¦⸗⸗¦lithik
Word History
Etymology
cocc- + -lith
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