zooplankton

[ zoh-uh-plangk-tuhn ]

noun
  1. the aggregate of animal or animallike organisms in plankton, as protozoans.

Origin of zooplankton

1
First recorded in 1900–05; zoo- + plankton

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British Dictionary definitions for zooplankton

zooplankton

/ (ˌzəʊəˈplæŋktən) /


noun
  1. the animal constituent of plankton, which consists mainly of small crustaceans and fish larvae: Compare phytoplankton

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Scientific definitions for zooplankton

zooplankton

[ zō′ə-plăngktən ]


  1. Plankton that consists of tiny animals, such as rotifers, copepods, and krill, and of microorganisms once classified as animals, such as dinoflagellates and other protozoans.

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