单词 | coccolith |
释义 | coccolith[ kok-uh-lith ] / ˈkɒk əˌlɪθ / nouna microscopic calcareous disk or ring making up part of the covering of certain marine plankton and forming much of the content of chalk rocks. Origin of coccolith1865–70; <New Latin Coccolithus originally a genus name; see coccus, -o-, -lith OTHER WORDS FROM coccolithcoc·co·lith·ic, adjectiveWords nearby coccolithcoccidium, cocciferous, coccobacillary, coccobacillus, coccoid, coccolith, coccus, coccyalgia, coccydynia, coccygeal, coccygeal body Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for coccolithcoccolith / (ˈkɒkəlɪθ) / nounany of the round calcareous plates in chalk formations: formed the outer layer of unicellular plankton Word Origin for coccolithC19: New Latin, from Greek kokkos berry + lithos stone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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