| ZOOPLANKTON | • zooplankton n. (Zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals. • ZOOPLANKTON n. tiny, free-floating organisms in aquatic systems. |
| AEROPLANKTON | • aeroplankton n. The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind. • AEROPLANKTON n. minute organisms carried in the air. |
| CRYOPLANKTON | • CRYOPLANKTON n. minute organisms, esp. algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water. |
| HOLOPLANKTON | • holoplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton. • HOLOPLANKTON n. organisms which remain as plankton throughout their whole life cycle. |
| MEROPLANKTON | • meroplankton n. (Biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton. • MEROPLANKTON n. plankton consisting of certain larvae that do not spend all their life as plankton. |
| NANOPLANKTON | • nanoplankton n. Plankton between 2 and 20 microns in size. • NANOPLANKTON n. very small plankton, also NANNOPLANKTON. |
| ZOOPLANKTONS | • zooplanktons n. Plural of zooplankton. • ZOOPLANKTON n. tiny, free-floating organisms in aquatic systems. |
| AEROPLANKTONS | • AEROPLANKTON n. minute organisms carried in the air. |
| CRYOPLANKTONS | • CRYOPLANKTON n. minute organisms, esp. algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water. |
| HOLOPLANKTONS | • HOLOPLANKTON n. organisms which remain as plankton throughout their whole life cycle. |
| MEROPLANKTONS | • meroplanktons n. Plural of meroplankton. • MEROPLANKTON n. plankton consisting of certain larvae that do not spend all their life as plankton. |
| MICROPLANKTON | • microplankton n. Microscopic zooplankton. • MICROPLANKTON n. very small plankton. |
| NANNOPLANKTON | • nannoplankton n. Alternative form of nanoplankton. • NANNOPLANKTON n. very small plankton, also NANOPLANKTON. |
| NANOPLANKTONS | • nanoplanktons n. Plural of nanoplankton. • NANOPLANKTON n. very small plankton, also NANNOPLANKTON. |
| PHYTOPLANKTON | • phytoplankton n. Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| ZOOPLANKTONIC | • zooplanktonic adj. Of or pertaining to zooplankton. • ZOOPLANKTONIC adj. relating to zooplankton. |
| MICROPLANKTONS | • microplanktons n. Plural of microplankton. • MICROPLANKTON n. very small plankton. |
| NANNOPLANKTONS | • nannoplanktons n. Plural of nannoplankton. • NANNOPLANKTON n. very small plankton, also NANOPLANKTON. |
| PHYTOPLANKTONS | • phytoplanktons n. Plural of phytoplankton. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| PHYTOPLANKTONIC | • phytoplanktonic adj. Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton. • PHYTOPLANKTONIC adj. relating to phytoplankton. |