Definition of Plankton

1. Noun. The aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water.

Generic synonyms: Being, Organism
Member holonyms: Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
Terms within: Copepod, Copepod Crustacean
Group relationships: Aggregate, Congeries, Conglomeration
Derivative terms: Planktonic

Definition of Plankton

1. n. All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters.

Definition of Plankton

1. Noun. a generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea. A single organism is known as a plankter ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plankton

1. the minute animal and plant life of a body of water [n -S]

Medical Definition of Plankton

1. Small (often microscopic) plants and animals floating, drifting or weakly swimming in bodies of fresh or salt water. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plankton

planking
plankings
plankless
planklike
planks
plankter
plankters
planktic
planktivore
planktivores
planktivorous
planktological
planktologist
planktologists
planktology
plankton (current term)
planktonic
planktonic algae
planktons
planktotrophic
plankway
plankways
plankwise
planless
planlessly
planlessness
planlessnesses
planned
planned economy
planned language

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