coccolithophore

noun

coc·​co·​lith·​o·​phore

ˌkäkōˈlithəˌfō(ə)r,

ˌkäkəˈ-

plural -s

: any of numerous minute mostly marine planktonic biflagellated organisms with brown chromatophores and complex calcareous, less commonly siliceous, shells that are sometimes considered to constitute the family Coccolithophoridae of the order Chrysomonadina

coccolithophorid

¦⸗⸗lə¦thäfərə̇d

-ˌrid

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Coccolithophora

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