ˌkäkōˈlithəˌfō(ə)r, ˌkäkəˈ- noun
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Etymology: New Latin Coccolithophora
: any of numerous minute mostly marine planktonic biflagellated organisms with brown chromatophores and complex calcareous, less commonly siliceous, shells that are sometimes considered to constitute the family Coccolithophoridae of the order Chrysomonadina
• coc·co·li·thoph·o·rid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷lə|thäfərə̇d, -ˌrid adjective or noun