planktontn.
/ˈplaŋ(k)tɒnt/, U.S. /ˈplæŋkˌtɑnt/ Biology.
= plankter n.
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1897 Science 23 July 140/2 Our author distinguishes active, passive, and tycho-limnetic forms among the planktonts.
1931 Jrnl. Ecol. 19 246 Multiplication of the littoral planktonts in the open water will naturally only take place if the latter contains an adequate amount of mineral nutriment.
1935 P. S. Welch Limnol. ix. 205 The term planktont of the older literature should be abandoned because of its faulty word structure.
1972 M. J. Ursin Life in & around Salt Marshes 9 Euphausids are important ocean planktonts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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