NEKTON


Meaning of NEKTON in English

— nektonic , adj.

/nek"ton, -teuhn/ , n.

the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.

[ 1890-95; nektós swimming (verbid of néchein to swim; see NECTOPOD) ]

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