| 单词 | aerial plankton |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaerial plankton aerial plankton n. Biology (a collective term for) those forms of organic life found drifting in the atmosphere, comprising minute insects, spiders, and mites, bacteria and other microscopic organisms, fungal spores, etc.; also called aeroplankton. ΚΠ 1937 A. C. Hardy & P. S. Milne in Nature 20 Mar. 51 Considering the small size of the nets used, the number of insects collected indicates a very large population of ‘aerial plankton’ drifting across the sea. 1965 J. D. Carthy Behaviour of Arthropods vii. 96 Aphids may be swept up several thousand feet by air currents; they form an important part of aerial plankton. 1996 R. Dawkins Climbing Mount Improbable (1997) iv. 101 There is a so-called aerial plankton, consisting of millions of small insects and other creatures floating high in the air and spreading around the world. < as lemmas |
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