HyperDic: nekton

English > 1 sense of the word nekton:
NOUNanimalnektonthe aggregate of actively swimming / swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales
nekton > pronunciation
Soundsneh'ktahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > nekton: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe aggregate of actively swimming / swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales.
Member ofaggregate, congeries, conglomerationA sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Broaderorganism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Spanishnecton
Catalannècton

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