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語源

From plankton +‎ -ic, after German planktonisch. From Ancient Greek πλανκτόν (planktón, “drifting”), neuter nominative of πλαγκτός (planktós), from πλάζεσθαι (plázesthai, “to wander, drift”), from πλάζειν (plázein, “to cause to wander, drive astray”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /plaŋkˈtɒnɪk/
• (米国発音) IPA: /plæŋkˈtɑnɪk/
• 韻: -ɒnɪk

形容詞

planktonic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to plankton.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 146:

     Tiny shells of planktonic animals rain down from the surface waters of the ocean on to the deep sea-floor.

2. Floating in the open sea rather than living on the seafloor.

派生語

参考

• benthic
• oceanic
• pelagic