Word: microplankton
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
plank
ton
Definition: microscopic zooplankton; animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: plankton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλαγκτός
Language: grc
Decoded: plagktos
Meaning: drifter