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nekton

English

Etymology

Coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Greek ?????? (n?któn), "the swimming". (See Wikipedia.)

Noun

nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)

  1. (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

Coordinate terms

  • plankton

Derived terms

  • micronekton
  • nektonic

Translations

Anagrams

  • Kenton

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neuston

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (neustós, swimming).

Noun

neuston (countable and uncountable, plural neustons)

  1. (biology) All the organisms that live at the surface of water.

Derived terms

  • epineuston
  • hyponeuston

Related terms

  • pleuston

Spanish

Noun

neuston m (uncountable)

  1. neuston

neuston From the web:

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