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zooplankton

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zo⋅o⋅plank⋅ton

[zoh-uh-plangk-tuhn]
–noun
the aggregate of animal or animallike organisms in plankton, as protozoans.
Compare phytoplankton.


Origin:
1900–05; zoo- + plankton
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zo·o·plank·ton   (zō'ə-plāngk'tən)   
n.  Plankton that consists of animals, including the corals, rotifers, sea anemones, and jellyfish.
zo'o·plank·ton'ic (-tŏn'ĭk) adj.
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