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zooplankter

American

[zoh-uh-plangk-ter] / ˈzoʊ əˌplæŋk tər /

noun

an individual animal or animallike organism in plankton.

Etymology

Origin of zooplankter

First recorded in 1935–40; zoo- ( def. ) + plankter ( def. )

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