planktonic
Of or pertaining to planktonOf or pertaining to plankton.
UK/plaŋkˈtɒnɪk/US/plæŋkˈtɑnɪk/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to plankton.
of or relating to plankton
(not comparable)Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From plankton + -ic, after German planktonisch. From Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón, “drFrom plankton + -ic, after German planktonisch. From Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón, “drifting”), neuter nominative of πλαγκτός (planktós), from πλάζομαι (plázomai, “to wander, drift”), from πλάζω (plázō, “to cause to wander, drive astray”).
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