meroplankton
/ˈmɛrə(ʊ)plaŋ(k)tən/Biology
noun
Aquatic organisms that spend only part of their life cycle as plankton; meroplanktonic organisms collectively.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Science. From mero- + plankton, after meroplanktonic.
- aluminum smelter
- aluminum sulfate
- aluminum sulphate
- alumite
- alumium
- alumna
- alumni association
- alumniate
- alumni society
- alumnus
- alumocalcite
- alum ore
- a lump in the throat
- alum rock
- alum root
- Wolfenden Report
- Wolfe, Thomas
- Wolfe, Tom
- wolf fish
- wolfhound
- Wolf, Hugo
- wolfish
- wolfishly
- wolf-like
- wolf pack