macroplankton

English

Etymology

macro- +‎ plankton

Noun

macroplankton (countable and uncountable, plural macroplanktons)

1. Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.

Usage notes

• Can refer to other size ranges

Coordinate terms

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