nekton

English

Etymology

From German Nekton which was coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Ancient Greek νηκτόν (nēktón, “swimming”).

Noun

nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)

1. (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

Coordinate terms

• plankton
• neuston

Derived terms

• micronekton
• nektonic

Translations

organisms in the ocean

• Finnish: nektoni
• French: necton (fr) m
• German: Nekton (de) n
• Hindi: तरणक (tarṇak)
• Italian: necton m
• Portuguese: nécton m
• Spanish: necton (es) m

Anagrams

• Kenton