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hyponeuston

hyponeuston noun: all the organisms that live just beneath the surface of the water.

Noun

hyponeuston

  1. All the organisms that live just beneath the surface of the water

Origin of hyponeuston

From hypo- + neuston.

Questions about hyponeuston

What does hyponeuston mean?
Hyponeuston means all the organisms that live just beneath the surface of the water.
What part of speech is hyponeuston?
Hyponeuston is a noun.

Words near hyponeuston in the dictionary

  1. hyponecral
  2. hyponegation
  3. hyponeic
  4. hyponeophagia
  5. hyponeural
  6. hyponeuston
  7. hyponitric acid
  8. hyponitrite
  9. hyponitrites
  10. hyponitrosylated
  11. hyponitrous

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