epiplankton

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noun

Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).

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Meanings

nounepiplankton (countable and uncountable, plural epiplanktons)

plural epiplanktons

  1. countableuncountablePlankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).

Origin

From epi- + plankton.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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