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zooplanktivorous

zooplanktivorous adjective: that consumes zooplankton.

Adjective

zooplanktivorous (not comparable)

  1. That consumes zooplankton.

Origin of zooplanktivorous

From zooplankt(on) + -vorous.

Words that rhyme with zooplanktivorous

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Questions about zooplanktivorous

What does zooplanktivorous mean?
Zooplanktivorous means that consumes zooplankton.
What part of speech is zooplanktivorous?
Zooplanktivorous is an adjective.

Words near zooplanktivorous in the dictionary

  1. zoophytophagous
  2. zooplankter
  3. zooplankters
  4. zooplanktivore
  5. zooplanktivores
  6. zooplanktivorous
  7. zooplanktivory
  8. zooplankton
  9. zooplanktonic
  10. zooplanktons
  11. zooplanktophagous

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