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单词 zooplankton
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Definition of zooplankton in English:

zooplankton

noun ˈzuːplaŋ(k)t(ə)nˈzuːə(ʊ)ˌplaŋ(k)t(ə)nˈzoʊəˌplæŋktən
mass nounBiology
  • Plankton consisting of small animals and the immature stages of larger animals.

    〔生〕浮游动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to our results, predation on zooplankton appears to continue beyond larval life stages in the Richibucto Estuary.
    • Coleoidea, Crustaceans, nudibranch mollusks and polychaete worms make up a large part of the larger zooplankton.
    • These tanks received a continual turn-over of water pumped from Loch Lomond and were therefore rich in zooplankton.
    • The larvae spend several months as floating zooplankton before settling down onto the reef.
    • If preferred prey species are not present at these depths, lake trout may then resort to feeding on zooplankton and invertebrates.
    • Oil and gas was formed around 100 million years ago when tiny marine plants and animals called phytoplankton and zooplankton floated on the sea's surface.
    • These species are small-bodied, cold water species that are generalist feeders on planktivorous zooplankton and benthic organisms.
    • When at sea, they eat zooplankton and other small creatures that rise to the surface at convergence zones.
    • Young bluegills eat mainly zooplankton, but as they grow older, they become opportunistic and devour almost anything that fits into their mouths.
    • They typically eat insects and floating vegetable matter but their diet also includes zooplankton, aquatic insect larvae, and worms.
    • In addition, it might be physically impossible for newly hatched zooplankton to emerge into the water column were they to hatch more than a few millimeters deep in the mud.

Definition of zooplankton in US English:

zooplankton

nounˈzoʊəˌplæŋktənˈzōəˌplaNGktən
Biology
  • Plankton consisting of small animals and the immature stages of larger animals.

    〔生〕浮游动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When at sea, they eat zooplankton and other small creatures that rise to the surface at convergence zones.
    • These tanks received a continual turn-over of water pumped from Loch Lomond and were therefore rich in zooplankton.
    • Young bluegills eat mainly zooplankton, but as they grow older, they become opportunistic and devour almost anything that fits into their mouths.
    • These species are small-bodied, cold water species that are generalist feeders on planktivorous zooplankton and benthic organisms.
    • If preferred prey species are not present at these depths, lake trout may then resort to feeding on zooplankton and invertebrates.
    • In addition, it might be physically impossible for newly hatched zooplankton to emerge into the water column were they to hatch more than a few millimeters deep in the mud.
    • According to our results, predation on zooplankton appears to continue beyond larval life stages in the Richibucto Estuary.
    • The larvae spend several months as floating zooplankton before settling down onto the reef.
    • They typically eat insects and floating vegetable matter but their diet also includes zooplankton, aquatic insect larvae, and worms.
    • Coleoidea, Crustaceans, nudibranch mollusks and polychaete worms make up a large part of the larger zooplankton.
    • Oil and gas was formed around 100 million years ago when tiny marine plants and animals called phytoplankton and zooplankton floated on the sea's surface.
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