plancton

From German Plankton

• IPA^(key): /plɑ̃k.tɔ̃/

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plancton m (uncountable)

1. (biology) plankton

• planctonique

• “plancton” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

plancton m (invariable)

1. (biology) plankton

• planctonico

Coined originally in German as Plankton, from Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón), neuter form of πλαγκτός (planktós, “wandering”), from πλάζω (plázō, “I turn aside, wander”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈplankton/, [ˈplãŋkt̪õn]

plancton m (uncountable)

1. (biology) plankton

• “plancton” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.