noun
nekton
Nekton (noun) means All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.
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All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.
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Etymology
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" (noun) means all organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.