bacterioplankton

noun

The bacterial component of marine plankton

OriginEnglish plankton ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounbacterioplankton (countable and uncountable, plural bacterioplanktons)

plural bacterioplanktons

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe bacterial component of marine plankton

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactērium
  4. Englishbacterio-
  5. Englishplankton
  6. Englishbacterioplankton

From bacterio- + plankton.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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