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plank·ton [ˈplæŋktən] N no pl

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Water is drawn in through one and expelled through the other and plankton and detritus are extracted. en.wikipedia.org

The eggs are buoyant, so they intermingle with plankton and get swept away by the ocean current. en.wikipedia.org

The eggs may number in the thousands and hatch into microscopic larvae which feed on plankton until they undergo torsion and metamorphose the adult stage. en.wikipedia.org

They swim along with their mouths open, filtering the plankton from the water as it passes through their gills. en.wikipedia.org

Its diet includes shrimp, plankton, and smaller fishes. en.wikipedia.org

The fine gill rakers on the longrakered trevally have also led to some authors suggesting the possibility of filter feeding on plankton. en.wikipedia.org

They are suspension feeders gathering plankton from the water with the help of cilia, and absorbing oxygen at the same time. en.wikipedia.org

It is found in the plankton near the shoreline of lakes and ponds. en.wikipedia.org

It catches the plankton by staying in its burrow and swaying its head about to catch the plankton drifting by in the current. en.wikipedia.org

Polyps at the end of branches feed by extending their tentacles and straining plankton from the seawater. en.wikipedia.org

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