Meanings
nounplanktonivory (uncountable)
- rareuncountablebiologyFeeding on plankton
This and their poor performance in experiments indicate that they are not well adapted to planktonivory and are obviously less efficient than the other three species.
1985, FHJ Crome, “An Experimental Investigation of Filter-Feeding on Zooplankton by Some Specialized Waterfowl”, in Australian Journal of Zoology, volume 3, number 6, page 849
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