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Definition of plankton

Plankton
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 plankton from wikipedia

- Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in water (or air) that are unable to propel themselves against a current (or wind). The individual...
- Sheldon J. Plankton and Karen Plankton are a pair of fictional characters and the main antagonists of SpongeBob SquarePants, the Nickelodeon animated...
- Zooplankton are the animal (or heterotrophic) component of the planktonic community (the "zoo-" prefix comes from Ancient Gr****: ζῷον, romanized: zôion...
- (/ˌfaɪtoʊˈplæŋktən/) are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean and freshwater ecosystems. The name comes...
- 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...
- organizations through the United Plankton Charitable Trust, which they established in 2005, naming after Hillenburg's United Plankton Pictures. It supports areas...
- 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...
- paradox of the plankton describes the situation in which a limited range of resources supports an unexpectedly wide range of plankton species, apparently...
- which are planktonic organisms that stay in the pelagic zone as plankton throughout their entire life cycle. After a period of time in the plankton, many...
- microscopic creatures called sand plankton feed upon traces of melange scattered by sandworms on the Arrakeen sands. The sand plankton are food for the giant sandworms...