meroplankton
[ mer-uh-plangk-tuh n ]
/ ˌmɛr əˈplæŋk tən /
noun
a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.
Origin of meroplankton
Words nearby meroplankton
meromorphic,
meromyosin,
meronym,
merope,
meropia,
meroplankton,
merops,
merorachischisis,
meros,
merosmia,
merosystolic
British Dictionary definitions for meroplankton
meroplankton
/ (ˌmɛrəʊˈplæŋktən) /
noun
plankton consisting of organisms at a certain stage of their life cycles, esp larvae, the other stages not being spent as part of the plankton community
Compare holoplankton