planktivore

English

Etymology

From plankton +‎ -vore.

Pronunciation

• (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

planktivore (plural planktivores)

1. (biology) An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as a blue whale.

Derived terms

• planktivorous
• planktivory