coccolith

English

noun

Definitions

(biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek κόκκος (grain, seed, berry, pill, berry from the scarlet oak, kernel, kermes oak).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κόκκος

Gloss

grain, seed, berry, pill, berry from the scarlet oak, kernel, kermes oak

Concept

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Classifier

`Kanji`

錠

Emoji

🌾

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Cognates and derived terms

heterococcolith English
holococcolith English
coccum Latin
coccus Latin
neumococo Spanish, Castilian
κοκκοθραύστης Ancient Greek
κόκκινος Ancient Greek
κόκκος Ancient Greek
μῆνιγξ Ancient Greek
cocciu Sicilian