HEMIPLANKTON


Meaning of HEMIPLANKTON in English

— hemiplanktonic /hem'ee plangk ton"ik/ , adj.

/hem'i plangk"teuhn/ , n.

plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton ).

[ HEMI- + PLANKTON ]

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