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pleuston
[
ploo
-st
uh
n, -ston]
/ˈplu stən, -stɒn/
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noun
,
Biology.
1.
a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
Origin of
pleuston
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Greek
1940-1945
1940-45;
pleus-
(<
Greek
pleûs(is
) sailing, or
pleus-
aorist stem of
pleîn
to sail, go by sea) +
-ton,
on the model of
nekton
,
plankton
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pleustonic
[ploo-
ston
-ik]
/pluˈstɒn ɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for
pleustonic
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pleustonic
/
pluːˈstɒnɪk
/
adjective
1.
of or relating to pleuston
2.
denoting a marine organism held at the surface of the water by a float, such as the Portuguese man-of-war
pleuston
/
ˈpluːstən;
-stɒn
/
noun
1.
a mass of small organisms, esp algae, floating at the surface of shallow pools
Word Origin
C20: from Greek
pleusis
sailing, from
plein
to sail; for form, compare
plankton
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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