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noun
Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
History
From zoo- + plankton.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
