zooplankton

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UK/ˈzəʊ.ə.plaŋ(k).tən/UK/ˈzuː.ə.plaŋ(k).tən/UK/ˈzuː.plaŋ(k).tən/US/ˌzoʊ.əˈplæŋ(k).tən/

noun

Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.

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Meanings

nounzooplankton (countable and uncountable, plural zooplanktons or zooplankton)

plural zooplanktons · alternative dated rare zoöplankton

  1. countableuncountablebiologyFree-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.

Origin

From zoo- + plankton.

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Translations

Danish dyreplankton
  • dyreplanktonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
French zooplancton
  • zooplanctonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
German Zooplankton
  • Zooplanktonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Greek ζωοπλαγκτόν
  • ζωοπλαγκτόν (zooplagktón)free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Indonesian zooplankton
  • zooplanktonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Irish zóplanctón
  • zóplanctónfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Malay zooplankton
  • zooplanktonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Norwegian Bokmål dyreplankton
  • dyreplanktonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Polish zooplankton
  • zooplanktonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Spanish zooplancton
  • zooplanctonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Swedish djurplankton
  • djurplanktonfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
Tagalog lablab
  • lablabfree-floating small protozoa or crustaceans

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zooplankton

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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