Usually means: Eats plankton, typically small organisms.
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▸ noun:  (biology) An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as a blue whale.

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benthivore, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore

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plankivore, planktonivore, planktivory, zooplanktivore, planktonivory, zooplankter, plankter, meroplankton, haliplankton, plankton, more...

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benthivore, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore



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