浮游动物

浮游動物

fúyóu dòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 zooplankton

Characters

thing, creature

Examples

浮游动物是海洋食物链的基础。

Fúyóu dòngwù shì hǎiyáng shíwùliàn de jīchǔ.

Zooplankton form the foundation of the marine food chain.

鲸鱼以大量浮游动物为食。

Jīngyú yǐ dàliàng fúyóu dòngwù wéi shí.

Whales feed on large quantities of zooplankton.

Tips

usage

Parses as 浮游 (floating/drifting, from Greek 'planktos') + 动物 (animals). Contrasts with 浮游植物 (phytoplankton). Category includes copepods, krill, rotifers, and larval stages of many species.

Stroke Order

浮 fú

游 yóu

动 dòng

物 wù