Planktonophagous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consuming plankton. not-comparable

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

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planktivorousplanktivorousplanktophagous

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

Etymology

From plankton + -o- + -phagous. By surface analysis, plankt- + -on + -o- + -phage + -ous.

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