plâncton
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πλᾰγκτός (planktós).
Pronunciation
[edit]
Noun
[edit]plâncton m (plural (Portugal) plânctones or (Brazil) plânctons)
- (biology) plankton (set of aquatic organisms, mostly microscopic, that float in fresh water and oceans and are carried by currents, constituting food for many animal species)
Further reading
[edit]- “plâncton”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “plâncton”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃kitõ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃kitõ/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃ktõ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃ktɔn
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃ktɔn/2 syllables
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