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plankto-

plankto- prefix: related to plankton.

Prefix

plankto-

  1. Related to plankton.
  2. Floating, drifting, wandering.

Forms of plankto-

alternative before-vowelplankt-

Origin of plankto-

From Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν (planktón, “drifting”), neuter nominative of πλαγκτός (planktós), from πλάζομαι (plázomai, “to wander, drift”), mediopassive of πλάζω (plázō, “to cause to wander, drive astray”). By surface analysis, plankt- + -o-.

Questions about plankto-

What does plankto- mean?
Plankto- means related to plankton.
What part of speech is plankto-?
Plankto- is a prefix.

Words near plankto- in the dictionary

  1. planktivore
  2. planktivores
  3. planktivorous
  4. planktivorously
  5. planktivory
  6. plankto-
  7. planktocyclin
  8. planktological
  9. planktologist
  10. planktologists
  11. planktology

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