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plankter

noun
/ˈplæŋ(k)tə/UK/ˈplæŋ(k)təɹ/US

Etymology

Borrowed from German Plankter, from Koine Greek πλαγκτήρ (planktḗr, “wanderer; one who leads another astray, beguiler”), modelled after German Plankton (“plankton”). Πλαγκτήρ (Planktḗr) is derived from Ancient Greek πλάζομαι (plázomai) (the mediopassive of πλᾰ́ζω (plắzō, “to turn away from (something); to roam, wander”)) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine agent nouns from verbs). By surface analysis, plankt- + -er.

  1. derived from πλάζομαι
  2. derived from πλαγκτήρ — “wanderer; one who leads another astray, beguiler”
  3. borrowed from Plankter

Definitions

  1. A single organism of plankton.

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