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zooplankton

[ zoh-uh-plangk-tuhn ]

noun

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

zooplankton

/ ˌzəʊəˈplæŋktən /

noun

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

zooplankton

/ zō′ə-plăngk′tən /

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of zooplankton1

First recorded in 1900–05; zoo- + plankton

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