"picoplankton" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From pico- + plankton. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pico|plankton}} pico- + plankton Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} picoplankton (uncountable)
  1. The plankton composed of cells between 0.2 and 2 micrometers. Tags: 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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