Plankton Definition
plăngktən
noun
The usually microscopic animal and plant life found floating or drifting in the ocean or in bodies of fresh water, used as food by nearly all aquatic animals.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Plankton
Noun
Singular:
plankton
Plural:
planktonsOrigin of Plankton
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German from Greek neuter of planktos wandering from plazein to turn aside plāk-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From German Plankton, coined by Viktor Hensen and derived from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktos, “drifter").
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