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.

Noun

phytoplankton (countable and uncountable, plural phytoplanktons)

Plankton which obtain energy by photosynthesis

Synonyms

microalga

Derived terms

Translations

plankton which obatin energy by photosynthesis

Finnish: kasviplankton
French: phytoplancton (fr) m
German: Phytoplankton n
Greek: φυτοπλαγκτόν (el) (fytoplagktón)

Spanish: fitoplancton (es) m
Swedish: fytoplankton
Telugu: వృక్షప్లవకము (vr̥kṣaplavakamu)

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