HyperDic: plankton

English > 1 sense of the word plankton:
NOUNanimalplanktonthe aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift / drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
plankton > pronunciation
Soundsplae'ngktahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > plankton: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift / drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water.
Member ofaggregate, congeries, conglomerationA sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Membersphytoplanktonphotosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton
zooplanktonanimal constituent of plankton
Partscopepod, copepod crustaceanminute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax
Broaderorganism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Spanishplancton
Catalanplàncton
Adjectivesplanktonicof or relating to plankton

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