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paleoplankton

paleoplankton noun: prehistoric plankton.

Noun

paleoplankton (uncountable)

  1. prehistoric plankton

Origin of paleoplankton

From paleo- + plankton.

Questions about paleoplankton

What does paleoplankton mean?
Paleoplankton means prehistoric plankton.
What part of speech is paleoplankton?
Paleoplankton is a noun.

Words near paleoplankton in the dictionary

  1. paleophytologists
  2. paleophytology
  3. paleoplacer
  4. paleoplain
  5. paleoplains
  6. paleoplankton
  7. paleoplate
  8. paleoplates
  9. paleoploid
  10. paleopole
  11. paleopoles

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