Planktivore

//ˈplæŋktɪˌvɔɹ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as a blue whale.

Etymology

From plankton + -vore.

Related phrases

blue whale

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