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microplankton

[ mahy-kroh-plangk-tuhn ]

noun

  1. plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of microplankton1

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + plankton

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