n. the usually microscopic animal and plant life found floating or drifting in the ocean or in bodies of fresh water; used as food by nearly all aquatic animals
Most kinds of plankton are microscopic.
Most kinds of plankton are microscopic.
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Meroplankton do not spend their whole lives as part of the plankton community.
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What type of shark eats plankton and other plants?
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2 syllables
plank-ton
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