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planktotrophic

planktotrophic adjective: that feeds on plankton.

Adjective

planktotrophic (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on plankton
    • In addition to an adult stage that is a capable swimmer, R. exoculata has a free-swimming, planktotrophic, post-larval stage that feeds on photosynthetically derived organic material and can be found as far as 100 km from a known vent field (53, 54 ).2001 October 26, C. L. Van Dover et al., “Biogeography and Ecological Setting of Indian Ocean Hydrothermal Vents”, in Science, volume 294, number 5543, →DOI, pages 818–823

Origin of planktotrophic

From plankto- + -trophic.

Words formed from planktotrophic

Questions about planktotrophic

What does planktotrophic mean?
Planktotrophic means that feeds on plankton.
What part of speech is planktotrophic?
Planktotrophic is an adjective.

Words near planktotrophic in the dictionary

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

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