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nekton definition

nek·ton (nek′tän′, nek′tən)

noun

the larger, aquatic, free-swimming animal life having movements that are largely independent of currents and waves, including squids, fishes, and whales

Etymology: Ger < Gr nēkton, neut. of nēktos, swimming < nēchein, to swim: see natant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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