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nanoplankton

nan o plank ton |ˌnanəˈplaNGktən ˌnænoʊˈplæŋktn | noun Biology very small unicellular plankton, at the limits of resolution of light microscopy. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from German, from Greek nanos dwarf + plankton .

 

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nanoplankton

nano |plank ¦ton |ˈnanəʊˌˈplaŋ (k )t (ə )n, -tɒn | noun [ mass noun ] Biology very small unicellular plankton, at the limits of resolution of light microscopy. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from German, from Greek nanos dwarf + plankton .