nekton
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Etymology edit
From German Nekton which was coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel, from Ancient Greek νηκτόν (nēktón, “swimming”).
Noun edit
nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)
- (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.
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organisms in the ocean