"coccosphere" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coccospheres [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “a grain, seed”) + -sphere. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κόκκος||a grain, seed}} Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “a grain, seed”), {{af|en|-sphere}} -sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} coccosphere (plural coccospheres)
  1. (biology) A small rounded marine organism, capable of breaking up into coccoliths.

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