different between aeroplankton vs plankton

English

Etymology

aero- +? plankton

Noun

aeroplankton (plural aeroplankton)

1. The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.

   Aeroplankton are the atmospheric equivalent of oceanic plankton.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by Viktor Hensen and derived from Ancient Greek ???????? (planktós, “drifter”), from ????? (pláz?, “I turn aside, wander”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?plæ?kt?n/

Noun

plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)

1. Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)

Coordinate terms

• nekton

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Estonian

Noun

plankton (genitive planktoni, partitive planktonit)

1. plankton

Inflection

Synonyms

• hõljum

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pl??kton/, [?pl??kt?o?n]
• Rhymes: -??kton
• Syllabification: plank?ton

Noun

plankton

1. plankton

Declension

Synonyms

• keijusto

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (planktós).

Noun

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

1. plankton

Derived terms

• dyreplankton

References

• “plankton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (planktós).

Noun

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

1. plankton

Derived terms

• dyreplankton

References

• “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pl?nkto?n/
• Hyphenation: plank?ton

Noun

plànkt?n m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????)

1. plankton

Declension