planktivore
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) enPR: plăngkʹtĭvôr', IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvɔɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvɔː/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: plăngkʹtĭvōr', IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvo(ː)ɹ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋktɪˌvoə/
- Hyphenation: plank‧ti‧vore
Noun
[edit]planktivore (plural planktivores)
- (biology) An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as a blue whale.