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plankton
[plangk′tən]
Etymology: Gk, planktos, wandering
nearly microscopic floating or weakly swimming organisms (both photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic) found in lakes and oceans that provide the initial level in the food chain for aquatic animals.
plankton
a collective name for small animal and plant (phytoplankton) organisms that drift passively in all natural bodies of water. The starting point of the aquatic food chain. Called also microalgae.
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