plankton
noun/ˈplæŋktən/
Frequency rank: #12,436 most common English word
Meaning
microscopic organisms that drift or float in bodies of water and form the base of aquatic food chains.
Example sentence
The whale shark feeds almost entirely on tiny organisms called plankton.
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