mer·o·plank·ton (m r  -pl ngk tn)n. Any of various organisms that spend part of their life cycle, usually the larval or egg stages, as plankton. mer o·plank·tonic (-t n k) adj. |
meroplankton [ˌmɛrəʊˈplæŋktən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) plankton consisting of organisms at a certain stage of their life cycles, esp larvae, the other stages not being spent as part of the plankton community Compare holoplankton
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