planktonophagousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

planktonophagous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Consuming plankton.
   • 1982, David Edward Gaskin, The Ecology of Whales and Dolphins, page 69:

     The blue is stenophagous and planktonophagous, the North Atlantic minke largely ichthyophagous.

   • 2015 July 2, Briand MJ, Bonnet X, Goiran C, Guillou G, Letourneur Y, “Major Sources of Organic Matter in a Complex Coral Reef Lagoon: Identification from Isotopic Signatures (δ 13 C かつ δ 15 N)”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], volume 10, number 7, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0131555:

     Finally, coral reef POM constitutes a source of OM for planktonic invertebrates and planktonophagous fish.

同意語

• planktivorous