Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesoplankton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meso-plank-ton
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From meso- + plankton.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

megaplankton macroplankton (2-20 cm) mesoplankton (0.2-20mm) microplankton (20-200μm) nanoplankton (2-20μm) picoplankton (0.2-2μm) femtoplankton

Questions

What does mesoplankton mean?
plankton intermediate in size between microplankton and macroplankton
Where does mesoplankton come from?
From meso- + plankton.

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