adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to plankton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
planktonic
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /plaŋkˈtɒnɪk/
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US: /plæŋkˈtɑnɪk/
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rhymes with -ɒnɪk
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adj
Meaning 2
Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to plankton
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: planctònic — of or pertaining to plankton
- Finnish: planktinen — of or pertaining to plankton
- French: planctonique — of or pertaining to plankton
- Italian: planctonico — of or pertaining to plankton
- Polish: planktonowy — of or pertaining to plankton
- Romanian: planctonic — of or pertaining to plankton
- Serbo-Croatian: пла̀нкто̄нскӣ — of or pertaining to plankton
- Serbo-Croatian: plànktōnskī — of or pertaining to plankton
- Spanish: planctónico — of or pertaining to plankton
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