plankton 1
noundomain: animal
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
Hypernym
organism 1
noun
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
planktonic 1
adjective
of or relating to plankton
Member_meronym
phytoplankton 1
noun
photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
zooplankton 1
noun
animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
aggregate 3
noun
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Part_meronym
copepod 1
noun
minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
EnglishDerivationally related form
planktonic 1
adjective
of or relating to plankton
Hyponym
potamoplankton 1
noun
plankton that inhabit rivers.
nanoplankton 1
noun
microscopic organisms found in plankton
Member_holonym
phytoplankton 1
noun
photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
zooplankton 1
noun
animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
aggregate 3
noun
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Part_holonym
copepod 1
noun
minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
