plâncton

See also: plancton and planctón

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλᾰγκτός (planktós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ̃.ki.tõ/, /ˈplɐ̃k.tõ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ̃.ki.tõ/, /ˈplɐ̃k.tõ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ̃k.tõ/, /ˈplɐ̃.ki.tõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈplɐ̃.ktɔn/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃kitõ, -ɐ̃ktõ, -ɐ̃ktɔn
• Hyphenation: plânc‧ton

Noun

plâncton m (plural (Portugal) plânctones or (Brazil) plânctons)

1. (biology) plankton (set of aquatic organisms, mostly microscopic, that float in fresh water and oceans and are carried by currents, constituting food for many animal species)

Further reading

• “plâncton”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “plâncton”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024