phytoplankton

See also: Phytoplankton

English

Etymology

From phyto- +‎ plankton. From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + πλαγκτόν (planktón), neuter of πλαγκτός (planktós, “wandering”). However, they are no longer classified as plants, so the terminology is showing a historical meaning.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪ.təˈplæŋk.tən/, /ˌfaɪ.təʊˈplæŋk.tən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪ.təˈplæŋk.tən/, /ˌfaɪ.toʊˈplæŋk.tən/

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Noun

phytoplankton (countable and uncountable, plural phytoplanktons)

1. Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis.

Synonyms

• microalga

Coordinate terms

• zooplankton

Derived terms

• macrophytoplankton
• microphytoplankton
• phytoplankton bloom

Translations

plankton which obatin energy by photosynthesis

• Finnish: kasviplankton
• French: phytoplancton (fr) m
• German: Phytoplankton n
• Greek: φυτοπλαγκτόν (el) (fytoplagktón)
• Polish: fitoplankton (pl) m
• Russian: фитопланктон (ru) m (fitoplankton)
• Spanish: fitoplancton (es) m
• Swedish: fytoplankton
• Telugu: వృక్షప్లవకము (vr̥kṣaplavakamu)

References

• phytoplankton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “phytoplankton”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.