Macroplankton
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension. countable, uncountable
"Morphological details of individual organisms of macroplanktons are easily discernible due to their large sizes while the same is not possible with the naked eyes for femtoplanktons and other microscopic planktonic forms."
Example
More examples"Morphological details of individual organisms of macroplanktons are easily discernible due to their large sizes while the same is not possible with the naked eyes for femtoplanktons and other microscopic planktonic forms."
Etymology
From macro- + plankton.
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