plankton

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: plank=ton

CIDE DICTIONARY

plankton, n. [NL., fr. Gr. plagto`n, neut. of plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai to wander.].

 All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

plankton, n. the chiefly microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water (see BENTHOS, NEKTON).

Derivative

planktonic adj.

Etymology

G f. Gk plagktos wandering f. plazomai wander

THESAURUS

plankton

Iceland moss, Irish moss, Loch Ness monster, alevin, benthon, benthos, brown algae, cetacean, conferva, dolphin, dulse, fingerling, fish, fry, fucoid, fucus, game fish, green algae, grilse, gulfweed, kelp, kipper, lichen, man-eater, man-eating shark, marine animal, minnow, minny, nekton, panfish, phytoplankton, pond scum, porpoise, red algae, reindeer moss, rockweed, salmon, sargasso, sargassum, scum, sea monster, sea moss, sea pig, sea serpent, sea snake, sea wrack, seaweed, shark, smolt, sponge, tropical fish, whale, wrack