planktonivory
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
planktonivory (uncountable)
- (biology, very rare) Feeding on plankton
- 1985, FHJ Crome, “An Experimental Investigation of Filter-Feeding on Zooplankton by Some Specialized Waterfowl”, in Australian Journal of Zoology, volume 3, number 6, page 849:
- This and their poor performance in experiments indicate that they are not well adapted to planktonivory and are obviously less efficient than the other three species.