plankton

Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by Viktor Hensen and derived from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈplæŋk.tən/

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plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons or plankton)

1. (uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
2. (uncountable) A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.

• nekton

• → Irish: planctón
• → Thai: แพลงก์ตอน (plɛng-dtɔ̂n)

• plankton at OneLook Dictionary Search
• plankton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From German Plankton.

plankton (genitive planktoni, partitive planktonit)

1. plankton

• hõljum

Internationalism (see German Plankton), ultimately from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑŋkton/, [ˈplɑŋkt̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkton
• Syllabification^(key): plank‧ton

plankton

1. plankton

• keijusto
• kellujaelosto

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

1. plankton

• dyreplankton

• “plankton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).

plankton n (definite singular planktonet, uncountable)

1. plankton

• dyreplankton

• “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek planktós.

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaŋ.ktɔn/

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• Rhymes: -aŋktɔn
• Syllabification: plan‧kton

plankton m inan

1. plankton

• plankton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• plankton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): /plǎnktoːn/
• Hyphenation: plank‧ton

plànktōn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)

1. plankton

plankton n

1. plankton

• plankton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• plankton in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• plankton in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)