nekton

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Definition of nekton

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

From German Nekton which was coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek νηκτός (nēktós, “swimming”) + -on.

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