microplanktonicadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)plaŋ(k)ˈtɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌplæŋkˈtɑnɪk/ Biology.
Of, relating to, or consisting of microplankton.
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holoplanktonic1893
meroplanktonic1893
pseudoplanktonic1898
microplanktonic1930
picoplanktonic1982
1930 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 218 175 It consists of algae and slime..or of micro-planktonic organisms in the current.
1941 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 10 150 The distribution of some microplanktonic species is tentatively correlated with water movements.
1971 Nature 30 Apr. 562/1 Cita and Blow compared the microplanktonic succession in these stratotypes with that of the tropical zonation scheme.
1993 Marine Ecol. Progress Ser. 99 183 The diversity of microplanktonic organisms that potentially or actually contribute to the diet [of copepods].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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