nekton

n. 自泳动物

词形变化

nektons 复数 nektons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

    可数 不可数 生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

being organism

整体词 3

aggregate congeries conglomeration

词源

From German Nekton which was coined in 1890 by Ernst Haeckel. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek νηκτός (nēktós, “swimming”) + -on.

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