mesoplankton

[ mez-uh-plangk-tuhn, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun
  1. plankton that live at middle depths.

  2. planktonic organisms between 0.04 and 0.4 inch (1 millimeter and 1 centimeter) in length.

Origin of mesoplankton

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; meso- + plankton

Words Nearby mesoplankton

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