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coccoliths

coccoliths is the plural of coccolith.

Meaning of coccolith

Noun

coccolith (plural coccoliths)

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

Questions about coccoliths

What is coccoliths the plural of?
Coccoliths is the plural of coccolith.

Words near coccoliths in the dictionary

  1. coccolithophoride
  2. coccolithophorides
  3. coccolithophorids
  4. coccolithovirus
  5. coccolithoviruses
  6. coccoliths
  7. Coccos
  8. coccosphere
  9. coccospheres
  10. coccostean
  11. coccosteans

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