出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/07/09 19:11 UTC 版)
Derived from coccolithophore. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”), due to the shape of the organism's exoskeleton.
coccolith (plural coccoliths)
Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel”) + -lith