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tychoplankton

tychoplankton noun: any benthic organism found amongst plankton because of sea currents etc.

Noun

tychoplankton (plural tychoplankton or tychoplanktons)

  1. Any benthic organism found amongst plankton because of sea currents etc.
    • Tychoplanktons are a type of planktonic organisms that are associated with temporary or ephemeral aquatic habitats, such as vernal pools or temporary ponds.(Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online

Forms of tychoplankton

pluraltychoplankton
pluraltychoplanktons

Origin of tychoplankton

From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance, luck, accident”) + -o- + plankton.

Questions about tychoplankton

What does tychoplankton mean?
Tychoplankton means any benthic organism found amongst plankton because of sea currents etc.
What part of speech is tychoplankton?
Tychoplankton is a noun.
What is the plural of tychoplankton?
The plural of tychoplankton is tychoplankton.

Words near tychoplankton in the dictionary

  1. Tychonoff space
  2. Tychonoff spaces
  3. tychoparthenogenesis
  4. tychoparthenogenetic
  5. tychopelagic
  6. tychoplankton
  7. tychoplanktonic
  8. tychoplanktons
  9. tychopotamic
  10. tycoon
  11. tycoon game

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