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geoplankton

noun

Etymology

From geo- + plankton.

  1. derived from πλαγκτόν
  2. borrowed from Plankton
  3. formed as geoplankton — “geo- + plankton”

Definitions

  1. A microorganism that lives in the spacess between soil particles and rocks.

    • Unlike other types of plankton, geoplanktons are not free-floating in water, but rather are found in the pores and spaces between soil particles and rocks. They survive in the microscopic presence of water or moisture.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:geoplankton.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA