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- noun The tiny
lifeforms thatfloat anddrift in theair , carried by thecurrent of thewind .
Etymologies
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aero- + plankton
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"Suddenly it felt like the room was teeming with the verbal equivalent of mind-altering aeroplankton.
The Sportsman's Daily: Trash Talking Contestants Roil 82nd Annual Spelling Bee 2009
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Tiny lifeforms which float and drift in the air, including small airborne organisms such as microbes, bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, algae, and liverworts, as well as certain life-cycle stages of larger organisms such as insects, juvenile spiders, spores, pollen, plant seeds, etc.
May 1, 2010