micronekton

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noun

Any very small crustacean and other free-swimming marine animal(s)

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Meanings

nounmicronekton (plural micronekton)
  1. biologyAny very small crustacean and other free-swimming marine animal(s)

Origin

From micro- + nekton.

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APA

micronekton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micronekton

MLA

“micronekton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micronekton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micronekton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micronekton.

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