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单词 meroplankton
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meroplanktonn.

Brit. /ˈmɛrə(ʊ)plaŋ(k)tən/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛroʊˈˌplæŋkt(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mero- comb. form1, plankton n.
Etymology: < mero- comb. form1 + plankton n., after meroplanktonic adj. Compare French méroplankton (20th cent.).
Biology.
1. Aquatic organisms that spend only part of their life cycle as plankton; meroplanktonic organisms collectively.
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limnoplankton1893
zooplankton1897
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potamoplankton1899
pseudoplankton1899
cryoplankton1902
hypoplankton1902
microplankton1903
haloplankton1909
holoplankton1909
meroplankton1909
nanoplankton1912
neuston1928
aeroplankton1932
staph1933
astroplankton1954
picoplankton1978
1899 Science 21 July 85/1 Mr. A. W. Grabau [at the Geological Conference of Harvard University]..emphasized the importance in paleontological work of the division of marine organisms into Plankton, Nekton, Benthos, Meroplankton and Pseudoplankton.
1942 H. U. Sverdrup et al. Oceans xvii. 814 This temporary element, or meroplankton as it is sometimes called, is especially abundant in the neritic waters.
1967 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 5 241 The results are summarized and brought together in a voluminous thesis on the larvae of Crustacea Decapoda of the meroplankton of the Gulf of Marseilles.
1989 Encycl. Brit. XII. 933/3 Temporary plankton, or meroplankton..live and feed as plankton until they leave to become adults in their proper habitats.
2. Planktonic organisms of the neritic zone. rare.This appears to be a misinterpretation of earlier usage.
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the world > life > biology > organism > plankton > [noun] > types of
brit1838
limnoplankton1893
zooplankton1897
meroplankton1899
potamoplankton1899
pseudoplankton1899
cryoplankton1902
hypoplankton1902
microplankton1903
haloplankton1909
holoplankton1909
meroplankton1909
nanoplankton1912
neuston1928
aeroplankton1932
staph1933
astroplankton1954
picoplankton1978
1909 E. Warming et al. Oecol. Plants xxxviii. 161 These terms ‘neritic’ and ‘pelagic’ or ‘oceanic’ plankton approximately correspond to Haeckel's ‘meroplankton’ [printed ‘neroplankton’] and ‘holoplankton’.
1925 Jrnl. Ecol. 13 92 For such a specialised coastal community various terms have been proposed; Haeckel names it the ‘meroplankton’ as distinct from the ‘holoplanktonic’..unit of the open sea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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