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Meaning of Plankton | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈplæŋ(k).tən

Definitions

  1. Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
    uncountable, usually
  2. A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.
    countable, usually

Equivalents

العربية العوالق - مجموعة الكائنات الحيّة الصّغيرة أو المجهريّة عَوَالِق
Bosanski plankton планктон
Català plàncton
Dansk plankton
Deutsch Plankton
Ελληνικά πλαγκτόν
Esperanto planktono
Español plancton
Eesti hõljum
Suomi keijusto plankton
Français plancton
Gaeilge planctón
Hrvatski plankton планктон
Bahasa Indonesia plankton
Italiano plancton
日本語 プランクトン 浮遊生物
한국어 플랑크톤
Polski plankton
Português plâncton
Română plancton
Русский планктон
Српски plankton планктон
Svenska plankton
ไทย แพลงก์ตอน
Українська планктон
Tiếng Việt sinh vật phù du

Examples

“Whales feed on tiny plankton drifting in the ocean.”
“The lake water was full of microscopic plankton.”
“The study focused on the role of plankton in the food chain.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

planktonic planktonivore planktonivory planktont planktophage planktophyte

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