nekton

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents. countable,uncountable

词形变化

nektons plural

词源

From German Nekton which was coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek νηκτός (nēktós, “swimming”) + -on.
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