macroplankton

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noun

Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.

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Meanings

nounmacroplankton (countable and uncountable, plural macroplanktons)

plural macroplanktons

  1. countableuncountablePlankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.

    Morphological details of individual organisms of macroplanktons are easily discernible due to their large sizes while the same is not possible with the naked eyes for femtoplanktons and other microscopic planktonic forms.

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

Origin

From macro- + plankton.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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