English Explanatory Dictionary

planktonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to plankton.
  2. Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.

Pronunciation

/plaŋkˈtɒnɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-planktonic.wav /plæŋkˈtɑnɪk/

Word forms

planktonic planktic

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”).

Related words

benthic oceanic pelagic

Derived words

aeroplanktonic epiplanktonic euplanktonic holoplanktonic ichthyoplanktonic macroplanktonic meroplanktonic microplanktonic mycoplanktonic nanoplanktonic nektoplanktonic nonplanktonic phytoplanktonic picoplanktonic planktonically pseudoplanktonic
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