plankton
/ˈplæŋktən/noun
उच्चारण प्लैंक्टन
प्लवक
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noun
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[U, plural]
very small forms of plant and animal life that float in seas, rivers and lakes and are eaten by fish and other water animals
प्लवक
- Whales feed on huge amounts of plankton.
- Plankton forms the base of the food chain in the ocean.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: plant plankton is called phytoplankton and animal plankton is called zooplankton.
Usage में, पादप प्लवक को phytoplankton और जंतु प्लवक को zooplankton कहते हैं।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Greek planktos (wandering or drifting).
यह शब्द Greek के planktos (भटकता हुआ या बहता हुआ) से बना है।