English
macrozooplankton
From macro- + zooplankton.
Formed from macro- + zooplankton
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Today it means
noun Any relatively large plankton, visible to the naked eye; the minimum size is defined in various sources as from 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrozooplankton