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Definition of plankter - 2 dictionary results

plank⋅ter

  [plangk-ter]
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–noun
any organism that is an element of plankton.
Origin:
1935–40; < Gk planktr roamer. See plankton
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plank·ter   (plāngk'tər)   
n.  One of the minute organisms that collectively constitute plankton.

[Greek planktēr, wanderer, from planktos, wandering; see plankton.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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