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planktotroph

planktotroph noun: any organism that feeds on plankton.

Noun

planktotroph (plural planktotrophs)

  1. Any organism that feeds on plankton

Forms of planktotroph

pluralplanktotrophs

Origin of planktotroph

From plankto- + -troph.

Questions about planktotroph

What does planktotroph mean?
Planktotroph means any organism that feeds on plankton.
What part of speech is planktotroph?
Planktotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of planktotroph?
The plural of planktotroph is planktotrophs.

Words near planktotroph in the dictionary

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

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