Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plankton"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plankton \Plank"ton\ (pl[a^][ng]k"t[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
plagto`n, neut. of plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai to wander.]
(Biol.)
All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at
or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. --
{Plank*ton"ic}, a.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plankton
n : the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float
or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
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