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coccolith definition

coc·co·lith (käk′ə lit̸h′)

noun

a minute calcareous plate covering the body of certain golden algae (division Chromophycota)

Etymology: < ModL coccus (see coccus) + -lith

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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