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planktons

planktons is the plural of plankton.

Meaning of plankton

Noun

plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)

  1. (usually) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
    • Whales feed on tiny plankton drifting in the ocean.
  2. (countable, usually) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.

Questions about planktons

What is planktons the plural of?
Planktons is the plural of plankton.

Words near planktons in the dictionary

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

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