planktivorous

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adjective

Consuming or eating plankton

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Meanings

adjectiveplanktivorous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConsuming or eating plankton

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
planktonophagous

Origin

From plankton + -vorous. By surface analysis, plankt- + -i- + -vore + -ous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with planktivorous

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Cite this entry
APA

planktivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planktivorous

MLA

“planktivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planktivorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planktivorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planktivorous.

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