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phytoplanktivore

phytoplanktivore noun: any organism that consumes phytoplankton.

Noun

phytoplanktivore (plural phytoplanktivores)

  1. Any organism that consumes phytoplankton

Forms of phytoplanktivore

pluralphytoplanktivores

Questions about phytoplanktivore

What does phytoplanktivore mean?
Phytoplanktivore means any organism that consumes phytoplankton.
What part of speech is phytoplanktivore?
Phytoplanktivore is a noun.
What is the plural of phytoplanktivore?
The plural of phytoplanktivore is phytoplanktivores.

Words near phytoplanktivore in the dictionary

  1. phytophysiology
  2. phytopigment
  3. phytopigments
  4. phytoplankter
  5. phytoplankters
  6. phytoplanktivore
  7. phytoplanktivorous
  8. phytoplanktivory
  9. phytoplankton
  10. phytoplankton bloom
  11. phytoplankton blooms

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