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mesoplankton

mesoplankton noun: plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton.

Noun

mesoplankton (countable and uncountable, plural mesoplankton)

  1. plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton

Forms of mesoplankton

pluralmesoplankton

Origin of mesoplankton

From meso- + plankton.

Questions about mesoplankton

What does mesoplankton mean?
Mesoplankton means plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton.
What part of speech is mesoplankton?
Mesoplankton is a noun.
What is the plural of mesoplankton?
The plural of mesoplankton is mesoplankton.

Words near mesoplankton in the dictionary

  1. mesophytism
  2. mesopic
  3. mesopically
  4. mesoplanet
  5. mesoplanets
  6. mesoplankton
  7. mesoplanktonic
  8. mesoplasmodium
  9. mesoplast
  10. mesoplastic
  11. mesoplastics

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