noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleus- (irregular from Greek plein to sail, float) + -on (as in plankton) Date: 1943 organisms living in the thin surface layer existing at the air-water interface of a body of water, ~ic adjective
PLEUSTON
Meaning of PLEUSTON in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012