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nan⋅o⋅plank⋅ton

  [nan-uh-plangk-tuhn, ney-nuh-]
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nannoplankton.

nan⋅no⋅plank⋅ton

  [nan-uh-plangk-tuhn]
–noun
the smallest of the microplankton; the aquatic organisms that can pass through fine mesh plankton nets.
Also, nanoplankton.

Origin:
1910–15; nanno- + plankton
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nan·no·plank·ton also nan·o·plank·ton   (nān'ə-plāngk'tən)   
n.  Plankton of minute size, especially plankton composed of organisms measuring from 2 to 20 micrometers.
nan·o·plank·ton   (nān'ə-plāngk'tən)   
n.  Variant of nannoplankton.
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nannoplankton also nanoplankton   (nān'ə-plāngk'tən)  Pronunciation Key 
Plankton of minute size, especially plankton composed of organisms measuring from 2 to 20 micrometers.
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