plankton
/ˈplæŋ(k).tən/ noun B2- Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water. · Whales feed on tiny plankton drifting in the ocean.· The lake water was full of microscopic plankton.
- A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.
Plural planktons
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