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-derivedplanktonstem
=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.