Meaning Of The Word Coccolith

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What's The Definition Of Coccolith?

coccolith in American English
a minute calcareous plate covering the body of certain golden algae (division Chromophycota)
noun: a microscopic calcareous disk or ring making up part of the covering of certain marine plankton and forming much of the content of chalk rocks

coccolith in British English
noun: any of the round calcareous plates in chalk formations: formed the outer layer of unicellular plankton

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