'Plankton' definitions:
Definition of 'plankton'
(from WordNet)
noun
The aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
Definition of 'Plankton'
From: GCIDE
- Plankton \Plank"ton\ (pl[a^][ng]k"t[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. plagto`n, neut. of plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai to wander.] (Biol.) All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. -- {Plank*ton"ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'plankton'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alevin,
- benthon,
- benthos,
- brown algae,
- cetacean,
- conferva,
- dolphin,
- dulse,
- fingerling,
- fish,
- fry,
- fucoid,
- fucus,
- game fish,
- green algae,
- grilse,
- gulfweed,
- Iceland moss,
- Irish moss,
- kelp,
- kipper,
- lichen,
- Loch Ness monster,
- man-eater,
- man-eating shark,
- marine animal,
- minnow,
- minny,
- nekton,
- panfish,
- phytoplankton,
- pond scum,
- porpoise,
- red algae,
- reindeer moss,
- rockweed,
- salmon,
- sargasso,
- sargassum,
- scum,
- sea monster,
- sea moss,
- sea pig,
- sea serpent,
- sea snake,
- sea wrack,
- seaweed,
- shark,
- smolt,
- sponge,
- tropical fish,
- whale,
- wrack