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Webster 1913 Edition


Coccosphere

Coc′co-sphere

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a grain, seed + E.
sphere
.]
(Biol.)
A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into coccoliths.

Definition 2024


coccosphere

coccosphere

See also: coccosphère

English

Noun

coccosphere (plural coccospheres)

  1. (biology) A small rounded marine organism, capable of breaking up into coccoliths.