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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits

Synonyms

All synonyms

coccolithophorecoccolithophoridhaptomonadhaptophyceanhaptophytaprymnesiophyta

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Haptophyta. By surface analysis, hapto- (“binding”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Related phrases

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