plancton

From German Plankton.

• IPA^(key): /plɑ̃k.tɔ̃/

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plancton m (uncountable)

1. (biology) plankton

• planctonique

• → Romanian: plancton

• “plancton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /ˈplank.ton/
• Rhymes: -ankton
• Hyphenation: plànc‧ton

plancton m (invariable)

1. (biology) plankton

Borrowed from French plancton.

plancton n (plural planctonuri)

1. plankton

Borrowed from German Plankton, from Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón), neuter form of πλαγκτός (planktós, “wandering”), from πλάζω (plázō, “to turn aside, to wander”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈplanɡton/ [ˈplãŋɡ.t̪õn]
• Rhymes: -anɡton
• Syllabification: planc‧ton

plancton m (uncountable)

1. (biology) plankton

• “plancton”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014