Zooplankton
the aggregate of animal or animallike organisms in , as protozoans.
noun
the animal const-tuent of plankton, which consists mainly of small crustaceans and fish larvae compare phytoplankton
n.
1901, from comb. form of greek zoion “animal” (see zoo) + plankton.
zooplankton
(zō’ə-plāngk’tən)
plankton that consists of tiny animals, such as rotifers, copepods, and krill, and of microorganisms once cl-ssified as animals, such as dinoflagellates and other protozoans.
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