Nekton Definition
nĕktən, -tŏn
noun
The larger, aquatic, free-swimming animal life having movements that are largely independent of currents and waves, including squids, fishes, and whales.
Webster's New World
Origin of Nekton
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Greek nēkton neuter of nēktos swimming from nēkhein to swim snā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Greek νηκτόν (nēktón), "the swimming". (See Wikipedia.)
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