Etymology

necto-

Today it means: swimming, nektonic Full definition →

Ancient Greek νηκτός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνηκτός“swimming”
  2. English todaynecto-

From Ancient Greek νηκτός (nēktós, “swimming”). Compare nekton.

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.