holoplankton en · NOUN
Etymology
From holo- + plankton.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton.
Holoplanktons are consumed by a wide variety of marine organisms, ranging from small invertebrates to large fish and marine mammals.
(Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| holoplankton | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| holoplanktons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
fi holoplankton (Translations) · ru голопланктон (Translations) · id holoplankton (Translations) · da holoplankton (Translations)