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plankton

🇬🇧 UK/'plæŋktәn/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

n.

Tiny organisms, often microscopic, that drift or float in bodies of water

浮游生物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
planktonstem
=plankton

Common Collocations

  • 1.marine plankton海洋浮游生物
  • 2.plankton bloom浮游生物大量繁殖
  • 3.zooplankton浮游动物
  • 4.phytoplankton浮游植物

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Whales feed almost exclusively on tiny plankton filtered from seawater.

  • 2.

    Plankton forms the foundation of nearly all marine food chains.

  • 3.

    Rising ocean temperatures are threatening plankton populations worldwide.

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