planktonophagous

adjective

Consuming plankton.

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planktivorous
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Meanings

adjectiveplanktonophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyConsuming plankton.

    The blue is stenophagous and planktonophagous, the North Atlantic minke largely ichthyophagous.

    1982, David Edward Gaskin, The Ecology of Whales and Dolphins, page 69
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    Finally, coral reef POM constitutes a source of OM for planktonic invertebrates and planktonophagous fish.

    2015 July 2, Briand MJ, Bonnet X, Goiran C, Guillou G, Letourneur Y, “Major Sources of Organic Matter in a Complex Coral Reef Lagoon: Identification from Isotopic Signatures (δ 13 C and δ 15 N)”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI

    Synonyms: planktivorous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveConsuming plankton.

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planktivorous
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planktophagous

Origin

From plankton + -o- + -phagous.

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