MEROPLANKTON


Meaning of MEROPLANKTON in English

/mer'euh plangk"teuhn/ , n.

a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.

[ 1905-10; back formation from meroplanktonic; see MERO-, PLANKTONIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .