🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

식물플랑크톤

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sikmul peurangkeuteon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
phytoplankton/ˌfaɪ.toʊˈplæŋk.tən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"식물플랑크톤은 바다의 기초 생산자입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Microscopic marine algae that form the basis of the marine food web.

    "Phytoplankton absorbs carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and produces a large portion of the Earth's oxygen."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the late 19th century, derived from the Greek phyton meaning 'plant' and plankton meaning 'made to wander' or 'drifting'.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "phytoplankton"?

10 Global Lexicons: How "phytoplankton" is said worldwide

Click any language below to open its dedicated Language to English dictionary page with native script & transliteration

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "phytoplankton"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "phytoplankton" Synonym Map