| 单词 | nekton |
| 释义 | nekton[ nek-ton, -tuhn ] / ˈnɛk tɒn, -tən / nounthe aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents. Origin of nekton1890–95; <German, noun use of neuter of nēktós swimming (verbid of nḗchein to swim; see nectopod) OTHER WORDS FROM nektonnek·ton·ic, adjectiveWords nearby nektonNeiva, Nejd, nek, Nekhbet, Nekrasov, nekton, Nélaton catheter, Nélaton's line, Nelda, nelfinavir, Nell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nekton
British Dictionary definitions for nektonnekton / (ˈnɛktɒn) / nounthe population of free-swimming animals that inhabits the middle depths of a sea or lakeCompare plankton Derived forms of nektonnektonic, adjectiveWord Origin for nektonC19: via German from Greek nēkton a swimming thing, from nēkhein to swim Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for nektonnekton [ nĕk′tən, -tŏn′ ] The collection of marine and freshwater organisms that can swim freely and are generally independent of currents, ranging in size from microscopic organisms to whales. Compare benthos plankton. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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