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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- plankton (n.)
- 1891, from Ger. Plankton (1887), coined by German physiologist Viktor Hensen (1835-1924) from Gk. plankton, neuter of planktos "wandering, drifting," verbal adjective from plazesthai "to wander, drift," from plazein "to drive astray."
- WIKIPEDIA
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The name plankton is derived from
the Greek
adjective πλαγκτός - planktos, meaning "errant",
and by extension "wanderer" or "drifter".[2]
Plankton typically flow with ocean currents
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