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Definition of Planktonic

Planktonic
Plankton Plank"ton (pl[a^][ng]k"t[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. plagto`n, neut. of plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai to wander.] (Biol.) All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. -- Plank*ton"ic, a.

Meaning of Planktonic from wikipedia

- plankton is termed planktology and a planktonic individual is referred to as a plankter. The adjective planktonic is widely used in both the scientific...
- (née Umland). Plankton and Karen are the married owners of the unsuccessful Chum Bucket restaurant. Plankton is an intellectual planktonic copepod and Karen...
- planktonic habitat never reaches an equilibrium for which a single species is favoured. While it was long ****umed that turbulence disrupts plankton patches...
- A plankton net is equipment used for collecting samples of plankton in standing bodies of water. It consists of a towing line and bridles, nylon mesh...
- the varied roles of plankton Plankton Chronicles, a short do****entary films & photos DMS and Climate, NOAA Plankton*Net, images of planktonic species...
- up Plankton or plankton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plankton is a generic term for many organisms that live in bodies of water. Plankton may...
- Launched in 1889, the Plankton Expedition was the first scientific effort to systematically study marine plankton—small, drifting aquatic organisms. Just...
- Zooplankton are the animal (or heterotrophic) component of the planktonic community (the "zoo-" prefix comes from Ancient Gr****: ζῷον, romanized: zôion...
- organizations through the United Plankton Charitable Trust, which they established in 2005, naming after Hillenburg's United Plankton Pictures. It supports areas...
- ooze (named by Murray and Renard in 1873), dominated by the s**** of planktonic forms. Globigerinids are characterized by distinctly perforate planispiral...