plankter

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English

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Etymology

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This dinoflagellate of the genus Gyrodinium is a plankter.

Borrowed from German Plankter, from Koine Greek πλαγκτήρ (planktḗr, wanderer; one who leads another astray, beguiler), modelled after German Plankton (plankton).[1][2] Πλαγκτήρ (Planktḗr) is derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́ζεσθαι (plázesthai) (the mediopassive of πλᾰ́ζω (plázō, to turn away from (something); to roam, wander)) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine agent nouns from verbs).[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plankter (plural plankters)

  1. (biology) A single organism of plankton.
    Synonym: plankton (one sense)

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ plankter, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
  2. ^ plankter, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ^ Compare plankton, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; plankton, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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