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nekton
[ nek-ton, -tuhn ]
noun
- the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
nekton
/ ˈɛɒ /
noun
- the population of free-swimming animals that inhabits the middle depths of a sea or lake Compare plankton
nekton
/ ĕ′ə,-ŏ′ /
- The collection of marine and freshwater organisms that can swim freely and are generally independent of currents, ranging in size from microscopic organisms to whales.
- Compare benthos
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Derived Forms
- ԱˈٴDzԾ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- Ա·ٴDzi adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nekton1
C19: via German from Greek ŧٴDz a swimming thing, from ŧ to swim
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He proceeded to draw divisions between the bottom organisms without power of motion, benthon, the nekton motile life in mid-water, and the plankton or floating life.
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