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Where does “coccolithophore” come from?

coccolithophore (English) comes from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

coccolithophore (English): Any of many minute mostly marine planktonic...

Definitions

  1. Any of many minute mostly marine planktonic...

Ancestry of “coccolithophore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “coccolithophore”

  • coccolith
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