Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nektonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nek-ton-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Swimming independently of currents.

Etymology

Etymology tree English nekton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nektonic From nekton + -ic.

Derived Forms

micronektonic

Frequently Paired Words

benthic oceanic pelagic planktonic

Questions

What does nektonic mean?: Swimming independently of currents.
Where does nektonic come from?: Etymology tree English nekton Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nektonic From nekton + -ic.

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