zooplankters
/ˈzoʊəˌplæŋktərz/
noun
- Individual small animals or animal-like organisms that drift in water, forming part of zooplankton.
- Many fish larvae feed on zooplankters as their first food.
- Scientists collected zooplankters using a fine mesh net.
- The lake's zooplankters include tiny crustaceans and rotifers.
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