"nekton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nektons [plural]
Etymology: From German Nekton which was coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Ancient Greek νηκτόν (nēktón, “swimming”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Nekton}} German Nekton, {{der|en|grc|νηκτόν|t=swimming}} Ancient Greek νηκτόν (nēktón, “swimming”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)
  1. (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents. Wikipedia link: Ernst Haeckel, nekton Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Zoology Derived forms: micronekton, nektonic Coordinate_terms: plankton, neuston Translations (organisms in the ocean): nektoni (Finnish), necton [masculine] (French), Nekton [neuter] (German), तरणक (tarṇak) (Hindi), necton [masculine] (Italian), nécton [masculine] (Portuguese), necton [masculine] (Spanish)

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