epiplankton

noun

Etymology

From epi- + plankton.

  1. derived from πλαγκτόν
  2. borrowed from Plankton
  3. prefixed as epiplankton — “epi + plankton

Definitions

  1. Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of…

    Plankton normally living in the top hundred fathoms of a body of water (at a depth of about 180 metres or less).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for epiplankton. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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