meroplankton

English

Etymology

From mero- +‎ plankton.

Noun

meroplankton (plural meroplanktons or meroplankton)

1. (biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton

Derived terms

• meroplanktonic

Translations

planktonic organisms

• French: méroplancton (fr) m
• German: Meroplankton n
• Italian: meroplancton m
• Polish: meroplankton (pl) m