planktivore
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) enPR: plăngkʹtĭvôr', IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvɔɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvɔː/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: plăngkʹtĭvōr', IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvo(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvoə/
- Hyphenation: plank‧ti‧vore
Noun
editplanktivore (plural planktivores)
- (biology) An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as a blue whale.