Etymology

nekton

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Today it means: All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents. Full definition →

German Nekton
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  1. German · borrowed fromNekton
  2. English todaynekton

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

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