plank|ter

plank|ter
plank|ter «PLANG tuhr», noun.
any one of the organisms in a plankton: »

The sediments are made up in part of the remains of the innumerable plankters that swarm in fertile seas (Science News).

[< Greek planktēr wanderer < planktós wandering: see etym. under plankton (Cf.plankton)]

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