coccolith

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
  2. Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”). alt-of,alternative

词形变化

coccoliths plural coccoliths plural

词源

词源 1
Derived from coccolithophore. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”), due to the shape of the organism's exoskeleton.
词源 2
From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel”) + -lith.
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