pseudoplankton

noun

pseu·​do·​plankton

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: organisms (as bryozoans, barnacles, corals, or corallines) that attach themselves to floating vegetation or debris and are thus effectively a part of the plankton

pseudoplanktonic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pseud- + plankton

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