Meaning Of The Word Nekton

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Nekton? Find Nekton meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Nekton Meaning

Nekton Definition
Nekton Definition

What's The Definition Of Nekton?

nekton in American English
the larger, aquatic, free-swimming animal life having movements that are largely independent of currents and waves, including squids, fishes, and whales
noun: the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents

nekton in British English
noun: the population of free-swimming animals that inhabits the middle depths of a sea or lake

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Leapt ‐ Leapt is a past tense and past participle of leap…
  • Lollingly ‐ adverb: in a…
  • Upflashing ‐ adjective: flashing or…
  • Parent-teacher meeting ‐ noun; noun: an occasion when the parents of children…
  • Peanut allergy ‐ noun: a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts…
  • Oligogene ‐ noun: a gene that produces or significantly affects…
  • European chafer ‐ noun: a scarab beetle…
  • Ireful ‐ adjective: full of intense…
  • Untranslatable ‐ adjective: not able to be expressed or written…
  • Fata Morgana ‐ a mirage, esp. one sometimes seen off the coast…