"pseudoplankton" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudoplankton on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoplankton.wav [US] Forms: pseudoplankton [plural], pseudoplanktons [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + plankton. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|plankton}} pseudo- + plankton Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s}} pseudoplankton (plural pseudoplankton or pseudoplanktons)
  1. Any plankton that lacks buoyancy and so attaches itself to a floating object. Derived forms: pseudoplanktonic

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