aeroplankton

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noun

The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.

“Aeroplankton are the atmospheric equivalent of oceanic plankton.”

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Meanings

nounaeroplankton (plural aeroplankton or aeroplanktons)

plural aeroplanktons

  1. The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.

    Aeroplankton are the atmospheric equivalent of oceanic plankton.

    1 more example

    The impact of aeroplanktons on human health is complex and multifaceted.

    (Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online

Origin

From aero- + plankton.

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Translations

Polish aeroplankton
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Cite this entry
APA

aeroplankton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroplankton

MLA

“aeroplankton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroplankton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeroplankton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroplankton.

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