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1. (n.) plankton
the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
Etymology: (1890–95; < G < Gk, neut. of planktós drifting, v. adj. of plázesthai to drift, roam, wander)
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1. (noun) plankton
the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
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1. Plankton
Community of tiny aquatic organisms, both PLANTS and ANIMALS, that are either free-floating or suspended in the water, with little or no power of locomotion. They are divided into PHYTOPLANKTON and ZOOPLANKTON.
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Sense: very tiny living creatures floating in seas, lakes etc.
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 Arabic: كائِنات حَيَّة دَقيقَه |
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 Farsi: پلانکتون |
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 Hebrew: פְּלַנקטוֹן |
 Hindi: प्लवक जीव |
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 Korean: 플랑크톤 |
 Lithuanian: planktonas |
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 Persian: يك نوع حيوان كوچك پلانکت |
 Pashto: پلانكتون يو ډول وړوكى ژوى |
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 Russian: планктон |
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 Thai: สิ่งมีชีวิตขนาดเล็กมากในน |
 Turkish: plânkton |
 Taiwanese: 浮游生物 |
 Ukrainian: планктон |
 Urdu: پاني کي کيڑے |
 Vietnamese: sinh vật phù du |
 Chinese: 浮游生物 |
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