hemiplankton
[ hem-i-plangk-tuh n ]
/ ˌhɛm ɪˈplæŋk tən /
noun
plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
OTHER WORDS FROM hemiplankton
hem·i·plank·ton·ic [hem-ee-plangk-ton-ik] /ˌhɛm i plæŋkˈtɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby hemiplankton
hemiparanesthesia,
hemiparaplegia,
hemiparasite,
hemiparesis,
hemipelvectomy,
hemiplankton,
hemiplegia,
hemiplegic gait,
hemipode,
hemiptera,
hemipteran