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plankton
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, wrackFor further exploring for "plankton" in Webster Dictionary Online