"pleuston" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πλεῦσις (pleûsis, “sailing”), from πλέω (pléō). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πλεῦσις||sailing}} Ancient Greek πλεῦσις (pleûsis, “sailing”), {{m|grc|πλέω}} πλέω (pléō) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pleuston (uncountable)
  1. (ecology) The organisms that live floating at the surface of water. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (organisms): pleuston (Finnish), pleuston (Portuguese), plêuston (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pleuston-en-noun-ELJoEEmB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'organisms': 80 20
  2. (botany) Plants that live floating at the surface of water. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (plants): irtokellujat [plural] (Finnish), pleuston (Portuguese), plêuston (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pleuston-en-noun--cVPKpYl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'plants': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: hydrophyte [botany, biology, natural-sciences] Derived forms: pleustonic Related terms: pleustal, plankton, nekton, neuston

Noun [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} pleuston m (uncountable)
  1. pleuston Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pleuston-es-noun-CLpRLRh5 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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