zooplankton
See also: Zooplankton
English
Alternative forms
- zoöplankton (rare, dated)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
zooplankton (countable and uncountable, plural zooplanktons or zooplankton)
- (zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Translations
free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans
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Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, Borrowed from English zooplankton.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /zoopˈlaŋton/ [zo.(ʔ)op̚ˈlaŋ.t̪ɔn]
- Rhymes: -aŋton
- Syllabification: zo‧o‧plank‧ton
Noun
zooplankton
- (zoology) zooplankton (free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans)
Further reading
- “zooplankton” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɔ.ɔˈplaŋ.ktɔn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aŋktɔn
- Syllabification: zo‧o‧plan‧kton
Noun
zooplankton m inan (related adjective zooplanktonowy or zooplanktoniczny)
- (marine biology, zoology) zooplankton (free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans)
- Coordinate term: fitoplankton
Declension
Declension of zooplankton
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | zooplankton |
| genitive | zooplanktonu |
| dative | zooplanktonowi |
| accusative | zooplankton |
| instrumental | zooplanktonem |
| locative | zooplanktonie |
| vocative | zooplanktonie |
Further reading
- zooplankton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- zooplankton in PWN's encyclopedia