plancton

See also: planctón and plâncton

French

Etymology

From German Plankton

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plɑ̃k.tɔ̃/

Noun

plancton m (uncountable)

(biology) plankton

Derived terms

planctonique

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

plancton m (invariable)

(biology) plankton

Related terms

planctonico

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplaŋk.ton/

See also: plantón

Noun

plancton m (uncountable)

(biology) plankton

Derived terms

zooplancton

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