zooplankton
noun
zoo·plank·ton
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Definition of zooplankton
: plankton composed of animals
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Other Words from zooplankton
zooplanktonic
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of zooplankton in a Sentence
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The invasive mussels are filter-feeders, and feed on the zooplankton and phytoplankton the young game fish require before growing large enough to feed on baitfish. — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, "Lake Erie walleye boomâs cause is a mystery, but no one is complaining," 13 July 2019 From the largest whales to the smallest zooplankton, everything is eating plastic. — Rowan Jacobsen, Outside Online, "An Ocean Plastics Field Trip for Corporate Executives," 8 Aug. 2019 Zooplankton, small animals that spend most of their lives drifting in water, gobble the abundant phytoplankton, and then small fish consume the zooplankton. — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, "Dead zones, explained," 31 July 2019 Some researchers suspect, as Eartherâs Funes reports, that this kind of zooplankton is often associated with toxic algae blooms. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Decades After DDT Was Banned, It Still Impacts Canadian Lakes," 15 June 2019 Both seals and whales eat fish and other creatures that get their energy from tiny creatures called zooplankton, which in turn eat the algae on sea ice. — National Geographic, "The surprising reason polar bears need sea ice to survive," 1 Apr. 2019 But if these morsels are missing, jellyfish can eat tiny zooplankton â or even just feed on ooze. — Carl Zimmer, The Seattle Times, "In the sea, a big appetite for jellyfish," 26 Oct. 2018 Coral feed on small organisms like zooplankton and algae and need stable conditions. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "This 'Secret Garden' of Coral May Be 1,000 Years Old," 15 May 2018 This suggests that the group was feeding on zooplankton rather than mating, according to Leah Crowe, a field biologist at NOAAâs Northeast Fisheries Science Service, and the studyâs lead author. — Fox News, "Hundreds of 30-foot sharks swimming in massive swarms baffle scientists," 17 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'zooplankton.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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