planktonivorous

English

Adjective

planktonivorous (not comparable)

1. (biology) That feeds on plankton.
   • 1980, Fish Behavior and Its Use in the Capture and Culture of Fishes, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management:

     These aggregations of carnivorous and omnivorous fish, as the formerly described assemblies of herbivorous and planktonivorous fish, display food-sharing patterns that are complicated and are probably more highly evolved.

Related terms

• planktonivore
• planktonivory