Home › Words › M › mixoplanktonmixoplanktonmixoplankton means A plankton that can obtain nutrients either through autotrophy or heterotrophy.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, mixoplankton ranks #2,709 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom mixo- + plankton, coined in 2019. https://academic.oup.com/plankt/article/41/4/375/5531601nounA plankton that can obtain nutrients either through autotrophy or heterotrophy.e.g.“Mixoplanktons adopt the mixed trophic strategy called mixotrophy.” — (Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).