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zooplankton

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zo·o·plank·ton  (z-plngktn)
n.
Plankton that consists of animals, including the corals, rotifers, sea anemones, and jellyfish.
zoo·plank·tonic (-tnk) adj.
zooplankton  (z-plngktn)
Plankton that consists of tiny animals, such as rotifers, copepods, and krill, and of microorganisms once classified as animals, such as dinoflagellates and other protozoans.
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Noun1.zooplanktonzooplankton - animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
plankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water


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