rhabdolith

noun

rhab·​do·​lith

ˈrabdəˌlith

plural -s

: a minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and on the bottom of the ocean

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary rhabd- + -lith

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