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holoplankton

American  
[hol-uh-plangk-tuhn, hoh-luh-] / ˌhɒl əˈplæŋk tən, ˌhoʊ lə- /

noun

  1. plankton that spend their entire life cycle as free-swimming organisms (hemiplankton ).

holoplankton British  
/ ˌhɒləˈplæŋktən /

noun

  1. organisms, such as diatoms and algae, that spend all stages of their life cycle as plankton Compare meroplankton

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holoplankton Scientific  
/ hŏl′ə-plăngk′tən,hō′lə- /

  1. Plankton that remains free-swimming through all stages of its life cycle.

Other Word Forms

  • holoplanktonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of holoplankton

holo- + plankton

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