planktonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /plaŋkˈtɒnɪk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /plæŋkˈtɑnɪk/ (US)
Etymology
From 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”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to plankton.
Tiny shells of planktonic animals rain down from the surface waters of the ocean on to the deep sea-floor.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 146:
- (not-comparable) Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| planktic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
planktonically · aeroplanktonic · nektoplanktonic · picoplanktonic · holoplanktonic · mycoplanktonic · nonplanktonic · ichthyoplanktonic · meroplanktonic · nanoplanktonic · phytoplanktonic · microplanktonic · pseudoplanktonic · euplanktonic · epiplanktonic · macroplanktonic
Relateds
Translations (9)
ca planctònic (of or pertaining to plankton) · it planctonico (of or pertaining to plankton) · sh пла̀нкто̄нскӣ (of or pertaining to plankton) · fi planktinen (of or pertaining to plankton) · pl planktonowy (of or pertaining to plankton) · sh plànktōnskī (of or pertaining to plankton) · fr planctonique (of or pertaining to plankton) · ro planctonic (of or pertaining to plankton) · es planctónico (of or pertaining to plankton)