nekton

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

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nekton (countable and uncountable, plural nektons)

  1. (zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

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