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meroplankton

[ mer-uh-plangk-tuhn ]

noun

  1. a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.


meroplankton

/ ˌmɛrəʊˈplæŋktən /

noun

  1. plankton consisting of organisms at a certain stage of their life cycles, esp larvae, the other stages not being spent as part of the plankton community Compare holoplankton
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meroplankton1

First recorded in 1905–10; from mero- + plankton ( def )

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