Ichthyoplankton

Japanese translation: イクチオプランクトン

23:34 May 9, 2004
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English term or phrase: Ichthyoplankton
This is a part of assignmnt from school. I would like to know how to pronounce it in Japanese and what exactly it is(definition in Japanese). Your help is appreciated.
Naomi Uchida
United States
Local time: 22:41
Japanese translation:イクチオプランクトン
Explanation:
I would pronounce it as "イクチオプランクトン", since Ichthyosaurus, a fairly popular word, is expressed as "イクチオサウルス" in Japanese. According to the following site ichthyoplankton means eggs and larvae of fish. In Kanji it would be 魚卵および稚仔魚.
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BenKC (X)
Local time: 14:41
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thank you very much!
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5イヒチオールプランクトン
humbird
4 +1イクチオプランクトン
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イヒチオールプランクトン


Explanation:
If you are able to read Japanese Katakana, you are all set. The first part is a lot to do with fish. Good luck.

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Note added at 2004-05-10 00:08:02 (GMT)
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You know what is plankton, I assume.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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neutral  Minoru Kuwahara: possibly another way of reading it, i think it is right, but not sure if applicable. -
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ichthyoplankton
イクチオプランクトン


Explanation:
I would pronounce it as "イクチオプランクトン", since Ichthyosaurus, a fairly popular word, is expressed as "イクチオサウルス" in Japanese. According to the following site ichthyoplankton means eggs and larvae of fish. In Kanji it would be 魚卵および稚仔魚.


    Reference: http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?TermEnglish=ic...
BenKC (X)
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thank you very much!

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agree  Minoru Kuwahara: maybe more often pronounced as such, not sure, though. -
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