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phytoplanktivorous

phytoplanktivorous adjective: that feeds on phytoplankton.

Adjective

phytoplanktivorous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on phytoplankton

Origin of phytoplanktivorous

From phyto- + planktivorous. By surface analysis, phyto- + plankt- + -i- + -vorous.

Questions about phytoplanktivorous

What does phytoplanktivorous mean?
Phytoplanktivorous means that feeds on phytoplankton.
What part of speech is phytoplanktivorous?
Phytoplanktivorous is an adjective.

Words near phytoplanktivorous in the dictionary

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

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