English
coccolithophore
From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + φόρος (phóros, “carry”); this compound references how the phytoplanktonic organism's life cycle results in the depositing of its microscopic seed-like calcic exoskeleton, forming calcite.
A compound of κόκκος ‘grain, seed’ + λίθος ‘stone’ + φόρος ‘carry’
Today it means
noun Any of many minute mostly marine planktonic biflagellated organisms with brown chromatophores and complex calcareous, less commonly siliceous, shells.
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Etymograph / coccolithophore