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planktophyte

planktophyte noun: phytoplankton.

Noun

planktophyte (plural planktophytes)

  1. Phytoplankton.

Forms of planktophyte

pluralplanktophytes

Origin of planktophyte

From plankto- + -phyte.

Questions about planktophyte

What does planktophyte mean?
Planktophyte means phytoplankton.
What part of speech is planktophyte?
Planktophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of planktophyte?
The plural of planktophyte is planktophytes.

Words near planktophyte in the dictionary

  1. planktontic
  2. planktonts
  3. planktophage
  4. planktophages
  5. planktophagous
  6. planktophyte
  7. planktophytes
  8. planktotroph
  9. planktotrophic
  10. planktotrophs
  11. planktotrophy

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