Etymology

bacterioplankton

Today it means: The bacterial component of marine plankton Full definition →

English plankton ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)
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  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactērium
  4. Englishbacterio-
  5. Englishplankton
  6. English todaybacterioplankton

From bacterio- + plankton.

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