Meaning Of The Word Nekton

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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

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