zooplankton

noun
[L1521928]

Compounds

Combines

Forms

  • singular : zooplankton
  • plural : zooplankton
  • plural : zooplanktons

Senses

  • freely floating or weakly swimming typically minute aquatic protozoans and animals (such as copepods, rotifers, and arrow worms) or the eggs or larvae of aquatic animals (such as anemones, mollusks, and fish) : plankton composed of animals