浮遊生物

See also: 浮游生物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浮	遊	生	物
ふ Grade: S	ゆう Grade: 3	せい Grade: 1	ぶつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 浮遊 (fuyū, “drifting”) +‎ 生物 (seibutsu, “organism”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふゆうせ​ーぶつ [fùyúú séꜜèbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝjɯ̟ᵝː se̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

浮(ふ)遊(ゆう)生(せい)物(ぶつ) • (fuyū seibutsu) 

1. (marine biology) Synonym of プランクトン (purankuton, “plankton”)

Related terms

• 遊(ゆう)泳(えい)生(せい)物(ぶつ) (yūei seibutsu)