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Where does “holoplankton” come from?

holoplankton (English) comes from English plankton, from German Plankton, from Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν, from Ancient Greek πλαγκτός, from Ancient Greek πλάζω — to turn away from; to bewilder, dull the mind; to...

holoplankton (English): Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as...

Definitions

  1. Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as...

Ancestry of “holoplankton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplanktonSmall organisms that float in the water
2GermanPlanktonplankton
3Ancient Greekπλαγκτόνneuter nominative singular of πλαγκτός; neuter...
4Ancient Greekπλαγκτόςwandering, roaming; wandering in mind, erring,...
5Ancient Greekπλάζωto turn away from; to bewilder, dull the mind; to...
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