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Definitions of plankton
  1. noun
    the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
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  • krill shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
  • manta extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
  • devilfish extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
  • anchovy small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
  • phytoplankton photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
  • cyanobacteria predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
  • zooplankton animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
  • planktonic of or relating to plankton
  • cetorhinus maximus large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
  • copepod minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
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