"macroplankton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: macroplanktons [plural]
Etymology: From macro- + plankton. Etymology templates: {{af|en|macro-|plankton}} macro- + plankton Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} macroplankton (countable and uncountable, plural macroplanktons)
  1. Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: megaplankton (alt: >20cm), macroplankton (2-20 cm), mesoplankton (0.2-20mm), microplankton (20-200μm), nanoplankton (2-20μm), picoplankton (0.2-2μm), femtoplankton (alt: <0.2μm)

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