meroplankton

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noun

Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton

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Meanings

nounmeroplankton (plural meroplanktons or meroplankton)

plural meroplanktons

  1. biologyAny organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton

Origin

From mero- + plankton.

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Translations

French méroplancton
  • méroplanctonplanktonic organisms
German Meroplankton
  • Meroplanktonplanktonic organisms
Italian meroplancton
  • meroplanctonplanktonic organisms
Polish meroplankton
  • meroplanktonplanktonic organisms
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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