planktonivorous

English

Adjective

planktonivorous (not comparable)

  1. (biology) That feeds on plankton.
    • 1980, Fish Behavior and Its Use in the Capture and Culture of Fishes, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management:
      These aggregations of carnivorous and omnivorous fish, as the formerly described assemblies of herbivorous and planktonivorous fish, display food-sharing patterns that are complicated and are probably more highly evolved.
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