zooplankton

See also: Zooplankton

English

Etymology

zoo- +‎ plankton

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌzəʊ.əˈplæŋk.tən/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌzoʊ.əˈplæŋk.tən/

Noun

zooplankton (countable and uncountable, plural zooplanktons or zooplankton)

(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.

Coordinate terms

phytoplankton

Related terms

Translations

free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans

Danish: dyreplankton n
French: zooplancton (fr) m
German: Zooplankton n
Greek: ζωοπλαγκτόν (el) n (zooplagktón)
Irish: zóplanctón m
Malay: zooplankton
Norwegian:
Bokmål: dyreplankton n

Nynorsk: dyreplankton n
Polish: zooplankton (pl) m
Spanish: zooplancton (es) m
Swedish: djurplankton
Tagalog: lablab

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