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meroplankton
[ mer-uh-plangk-tuhn ]
noun
- a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.
meroplankton
/ ˌmɛrəʊˈplæŋktən /
noun
- See holoplanktonplankton 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of meroplankton1
First recorded in 1905–10; from mero- + plankton ( def )
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