neuston

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νευστός (neustós, “swimming”).

Noun

neuston (countable and uncountable, plural neustons)

1. (biology) All the organisms that live at the surface of water.

Coordinate terms

• plankton

 

Derived terms

• epineuston
• hyponeuston
• neustonic

 

Related terms

• pleuston

 

Spanish

Noun

neuston m (uncountable)

1. neuston

Further reading

• “neuston”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10