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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| phytoplankton (ˌfaɪtəˈplæŋktən) | |
| —n | |
| Compare zooplankton the photosynthesizing organisms in plankton, mainly unicellular algae and cyanobacteria | |
| phytoplanktonic | |
| —adj | |
| phytoplankton (fī'tō-plāngk'tən) Pronunciation Key
Plankton consisting of free-floating algae, protists, and cyanobacteria. Phytoplankton form the beginning of the food chain for aquatic animals and fix large amounts of carbon, which would otherwise be released as carbon dioxide. |