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plankter

Syllables: plank·ter/ˈplæŋ(k)tə/US/ˈplæŋ(k)təɹ/

plankter noun: a single organism of plankton.

plankter: a single organism of plankton
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Noun

plankter (plural plankters)

  1. A single organism of plankton.
    Synonyms:
    plankton

plankter meaning in Urdu

plankter in Urdu

single organism of plankton
پیراکیا pirākiyā

Synonyms of plankter

Forms of plankter

pluralplankters

Origin of plankter

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.

Words formed from plankter

Questions about plankter

What does plankter mean?
Plankter means a single organism of plankton.
What is plankter in Urdu?
Plankter in Urdu is پیراکیا (pirākiyā). See Plankter meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is plankter?
Plankter is a noun.
How do you pronounce plankter?
Plankter is pronounced /ˈplæŋ(k)tə/ (UK).
What is the plural of plankter?
The plural of plankter is plankters.

Words near plankter in the dictionary

  1. plankowners
  2. planks
  3. planks down
  4. planks up
  5. plankt-
  6. plankter
  7. plankters
  8. planktic
  9. planktivore
  10. planktivores
  11. planktivorous

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