Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Plankton composed of organisms, chiefly bacteria and small phytoplankton, measuring from 0.2 to 2 micrometers.
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- noun The
plankton composed of cells between 0.2 and 2 micrometers.
Etymologies
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pico- + plankton.
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Examples
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Plankton can also be categorized by their size range (e.g., macroplankton, microplankton, nannoplankton, and picoplankton).
Plankton 2008
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Heliozoans engulf any organism ranging from picoplankton to copepods.
Protozoa 2008
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And I did take courses in marine biology, covering the gamut of picoplankton to whales.
HAnsen and Schmidt: Predicting the Past – Continued « Climate Audit 2006
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But there was a decline in picoplankton populations at low
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1991: Contribution of picoplankton to primary production in estuarine, coastal and equatorial waters of Brazil.
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1991: Contribution of picoplankton to primary production in estuarine, coastal and equatorial waters of Brazil.
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