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Definition of phytoplankter in US English:

phytoplankter

noun

Biology

  • An individual or species of the phytoplankton; a planktonic plant.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Ecological Monographs. From phyto- + plankter, after phytoplankton.

Pronunciation

phytoplankter

/ˈfʌɪtəʊˌplaŋ(k)tə/