planktonic

[医] 浮游生物的

发音

UK /plaŋkˈtɒnɪk/
其它
US /plæŋkˈtɑnɪk/

别名

planctonic planktic

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to plankton.

  2. 2.

    Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.

词源

From plankton + -ic, after German planktonisch. From Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón, “drifting”), neuter nominative of πλαγκτός (planktós), from πλάζομαι (plázomai, “to wander, drift”), from πλάζω (plázō, “to cause to wander, drive astray”).

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