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

1905–10; back formation from meroplanktonic; see mero-, planktonic

Words nearby meroplankton

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