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nek·ton

 (nĕk′tən, -tŏn′)
n.
The collection of marine and freshwater organisms that can swim freely and are generally independent of currents, ranging in size from microscopic organisms to whales.
[Greek nēkton, neuter of nēktos, swimming, from nēkhein, to swim; see snā- in Indo-European roots.]
nek·ton′ic (-tŏn′ĭk) adj.
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nekton

(ˈnɛktɒn)
n
(Zoology) the population of free-swimming animals that inhabits the middle depths of a sea or lake. Compare plankton
[C19: via German from Greek nēkton a swimming thing, from nēkhein to swim]
nekˈtonic adj
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nek•ton

(ˈnɛk tɒn, -tən)

n.
the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water.
[1890–95; < Greek nēktós swimming, v. adj. of nḗchein to swim]
nek•ton′ic, adj.
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Noun1.nekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
congeries, conglomeration, aggregate - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
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