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planktonophagous

planktonophagous adjective: consuming plankton.

Adjective

planktonophagous (not comparable)

  1. Consuming plankton.
    • The blue is stenophagous and planktonophagous, the North Atlantic minke largely ichthyophagous.1982, David Edward Gaskin, The Ecology of Whales and Dolphins, page 69
    • Finally, coral reef POM constitutes a source of OM for planktonic invertebrates and planktonophagous fish.2015 July 2, Briand MJ, Bonnet X, Goiran C, Guillou G, Letourneur Y, “Major Sources of Organic Matter in a Complex Coral Reef Lagoon: Identification from Isotopic Signatures (δ 13 C and δ 15 N)”, in...
    Synonyms:
    planktivorous

Synonyms of planktonophagous

Origin of planktonophagous

From plankton + -o- + -phagous.

Questions about planktonophagous

What does planktonophagous mean?
Planktonophagous means consuming plankton.
What part of speech is planktonophagous?
Planktonophagous is an adjective.

Words near planktonophagous in the dictionary

  1. planktonivory
  2. planktonological
  3. planktonologist
  4. planktonologists
  5. planktonology
  6. planktonophagous
  7. planktons
  8. planktont
  9. planktontic
  10. planktonts
  11. planktophage

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