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Pelagic vs Plankton - What's the difference?

pelagic | plankton |

As an adjective pelagic

is (biology) living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

As a noun plankton is

plankton.

pelagic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

    • See also

    * benthic * oceanic * planktonic

    plankton

    English

    (wikipedia plankton)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • a generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea. A single organism is known as a plankter

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, aeroplankton , bacterioplankton , epiplankton , femtoplankton , holoplankton , macroplankton , megaplankton , meroplankton , mesoplankton , microplankton , nanoplankton , phytoplankton , picoplankton , planktonic , pseudoplankton , zooplankton}}

    Related terms

    {{rel3, plankter , planktic , planktology , planktotrophic}}