Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spheroidal aggregation of coccoliths. See
coccolith .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into coccoliths.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology A small rounded
marine organism , capable of breaking up intococcoliths .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek a grain, seed + English sphere.
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