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Definition 2024
Plankton
plankton
plankton
See also: Plankton
English
Noun
plankton (usually uncountable, plural planktons)
- Small (often microscopic) organisms, that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)
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Terms derived from plankton
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Translations
generic term for all the organisms that float in the sea
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Estonian
Noun
plankton (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Noun
plankton n (definite singular planktonet)
References
- “plankton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós).
Noun
plankton n (definite singular planktonet)
References
- “plankton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plǎnktoːn/
- Hyphenation: plank‧ton
Noun
plànktōn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̀нкто̄н)
Declension
Declension of plankton
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nominative | plànktōn |
genitive | planktóna |
dative | planktonu |
accusative | plankton |
vocative | planktone |
locative | planktonu |
instrumental | planktonom |