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calyptrolith

calyptrolith noun: a coccolith that is in the form of a basket, often with an excrescence in its center.

Noun

calyptrolith (plural calyptroliths)

  1. A coccolith that is in the form of a basket, often with an excrescence in its center.

Forms of calyptrolith

pluralcalyptroliths

Questions about calyptrolith

What does calyptrolith mean?
Calyptrolith means a coccolith that is in the form of a basket, often with an excrescence in its center.
What part of speech is calyptrolith?
Calyptrolith is a noun.
What is the plural of calyptrolith?
The plural of calyptrolith is calyptroliths.

Words near calyptrolith in the dictionary

  1. calyptrates
  2. calyptriform
  3. calyptrimorphous
  4. calyptrogen
  5. calyptrogens
  6. calyptrolith
  7. calyptroliths
  8. calyptura
  9. calypturas
  10. calystenin
  11. calystenins

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