meroplankton

[ mer-uh-plangk-tuhn ]

/ ˌmɛr əˈplæŋk tən /

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noun

a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.

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Origin of meroplankton

First recorded in 1905–10; from mero- + plankton

Words nearby meroplankton

Meroite, meromorphic, meronym, Merope, meropia, meroplankton, Merops, meros, -merous, Merovingian, merozoite

British Dictionary definitions for meroplankton

meroplankton

/ (ˌmɛrəʊˈplæŋktən) /

noun

plankton consisting of organisms at a certain stage of their life cycles, esp larvae, the other stages not being spent as part of the plankton communityCompare holoplankton

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