Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of the animal organisms constituting zooplankton.

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  • noun Any organism that is a zooplankton

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  • Zebra mussels are implicated in the alarming disappearance of Diporeia, a key native zooplankter that is vital to the diet of many native fish species.

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