transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnek-tən, -ˌtän ]
noun
Etymology: German Nekton, from Greek nēkton, neuter of nēktos swimming, from nēchein to swim — more at natant
Date: 1893
: free-swimming aquatic animals essentially independent of wave and current action
• nek·ton·ic nek-ˈtä-nik adjective