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geoplankton

geoplankton noun: a microorganism that lives in the spacess between soil particles and rocks.

Noun

geoplankton (plural geoplankton or geoplanktons)

  1. A microorganism that lives in the spacess between soil particles and rocks.
    • Unlike other types of plankton, geoplanktons are not free-floating in water, but rather are found in the pores and spaces between soil particles and rocks. They survive in the microscopic presence of water or moisture.(Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:geoplankton.

Forms of geoplankton

pluralgeoplankton
pluralgeoplanktons

Origin of geoplankton

From geo- + plankton.

Questions about geoplankton

What does geoplankton mean?
Geoplankton means a microorganism that lives in the spacess between soil particles and rocks.
What part of speech is geoplankton?
Geoplankton is a noun.
What is the plural of geoplankton?
The plural of geoplankton is geoplankton.

Words near geoplankton in the dictionary

  1. geopick
  2. geopicks
  3. geoplacement
  4. geoplanid
  5. geoplanids
  6. geoplankton
  7. geoplanktons
  8. geopolar
  9. geopolitic
  10. geopolitical
  11. geopolitical entities

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