zooplanktonichttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zooplanktonic_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezooplanktonic, adj.
Revised 2017

zooplanktonicadjective

Biology.
  1. 1912–
    Relating to, consisting of, or constituting zooplankton.
    1. 1912
      In the high Alpine lakes there exists an outstanding production of zooplanktonic organisms.
      Rep. 81st Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1911 422
    2. 1964
      This technique..is well suited to analysis of zooplanktonic extracts.
      Oceanography & Marine Biology vol. 2 152
    3. 2010
      Increasing summer temperatures have reduced the quantity of zooplanktonic food available for larval and juvenile cod.
      Western Morning News (Nexis) 28 December 18

Originally published as part of the entry for zooplankton, n.

zooplanktonic, adj. was revised in June 2017.

zooplanktonic, adj. was last modified in July 2023.