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Nekton Moderate

Nekton has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales

2

All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

See Also
pleuston
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organism
Rhyming Words
ton eton ston niton piton anton riton luton jeton myton eaton seton axton upton eston orton auton moton baton acton
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