Holoplankton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Holoplankton is a noun meaning (biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton.
Meaning
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton.
Example Sentences
Holoplanktons are consumed by a wide variety of marine organisms, ranging from small invertebrates to large fish and marine mammals.
Word Forms
- holoplanktons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bacterioplankton, macroplanktivore, planktotrophy, picophytoplankton, homoplast, diplobios.
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