zooplankton

== English == === Alternative forms === zoöplankton (rare, dated) === Etymology === From zoo- +‎ plankton. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈzəʊ.ə.plaŋ(k).tən/, /ˈzuː.ə.plaŋ(k).tən/, /ˈzuː.plaŋ(k).tən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌzoʊ.əˈplæŋ(k).tən/ Rhymes: -æŋktən, -æŋtən === Noun === zooplankton (countable and uncountable, plural zooplanktons or zooplankton) (zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals. ==== Coordinate terms ==== phytoplankton ==== Related terms ==== ichthyoplankton plankton ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, Borrowed from English zooplankton. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /zoopˈlaŋton/ [zo.(ʔ)op̚ˈlaŋ.t̪ɔn] Rhymes: -aŋton Syllabification: zo‧o‧plank‧ton === Noun === zooplankton (zoology) zooplankton (free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans) === Further reading === “zooplankton”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === From zoo- + plankton. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zɔ.ɔˈplaŋ.ktɔn/ Rhymes: -aŋktɔn Syllabification: zo‧o‧plan‧kton === Noun === zooplankton m inan (related adjective zooplanktonowy or zooplanktoniczny) (marine biology, zoology) zooplankton (free-floating small protozoa or crustaceans) Coordinate term: fitoplankton ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “zooplankton”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) zooplankton in PWN's encyclopedia