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Meaning of "nektonic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NEKTONIC

nɛkˈtɒnɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEKTONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nektonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEKTONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nekton

Nekton refers to the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water able to move independently of water currents. Nekton can be contrasted with plankton, which refers to the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms present in a body of water, primarily tiny algae and bacteria, small eggs and larvae of marine organisms, and protozoa and other minute consumers. As a guideline, nekton are larger and tend to swim largely at biologically high Reynolds numbers, where inertial flows are the rule, and eddies are easily shed. Plankton, on the other hand, are small and, if they swim at all, do so at biologically low Reynolds numbers, where the viscous behavior of water dominates, and reversible flows are the rule. Organisms such as jellyfish and others are considered plankton when they are very small and swim at low Reynolds numbers, and considered nekton as they grow large enough to swim at high Reynolds numbers. Many animals considered classic examples of nekton start out life as tiny members of the plankton and gradually transition to nekton as they grow.

Definition of nektonic in the English dictionary

The definition of nektonic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or characteristic of nekton.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEKTONIC

architectonic · atonic · cardiotonic · excitonic · geotectonic · hypotonic · isotonic · lactonic · monotonic · myotonic · photonic · phytoplanktonic · planktonic · Platonic · plutonic · protonic · tectonic · Teutonic · tonic · zooplanktonic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEKTONIC

neither · neither fish, flesh, nor fowl · neither here nor there · neither more nor less than · neither one thing nor the other · Nejd · nek · Nekrasov · nekton · nelis · nellie · nelly · nelson · Nelspruit · nelumbo · nem. con. · Neman · nemathelminth · nemathelminthic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEKTONIC

acetonic · catatonic · cratonic · daltonic · diatonic · dystonic · electronic · electrotonic · epitonic · hypertonic · Indian tonic · ketonic · leptonic · Miltonic · Neo-Platonic · neustonic · orthotonic · somatotonic · subtonic · supertonic · syntonic

Synonyms and antonyms of nektonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nektonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEKTONIC

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The translations of nektonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nektonic» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

nektonic
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

nectónica
570 millions of speakers
en

English

nektonic
510 millions of speakers
hi

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nektonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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nektonic
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

нектонных
278 millions of speakers
pt

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nectônico
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

nektonic
260 millions of speakers
fr

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nectonique
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nektonik
190 millions of speakers
de

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nektonisch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

遊泳
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

nektonic
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nektonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

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nektonic
80 millions of speakers
ta

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nektonic
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

नेप्टोनीक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

nektonik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

nectonici
65 millions of speakers
pl

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nektonic
50 millions of speakers
uk

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нектонних
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

nektonic
30 millions of speakers
el

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nektonic
15 millions of speakers
af

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nektonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nektonic
10 millions of speakers
no

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nektonic
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEKTONIC»

Discover the use of nektonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nektonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Development of Volunteer-driven Indices of Biological ...
Classification/ metrics* D.E. Metrics* Impoundment Nektonic % Biomass EPA Stressed' Nektonic Relative Abundance of Coleoptera' Nektonic Relative Abundance Libellulidae* b Nektonic % Biomass of Odonata* c Nektonic Relative  ...
Walter Emil Veselka (IV.), 2008
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Fish biology in Japan: an anthology in honour of Hiroya Kawanabe
DA (dark type) were investigated in a small river in Shikoku, Japan, where nektonic fishes are absent. The gobies had overlapped home ranges but were often aggressive against conspecifics, especially of the same sex and similar body size.
Hiroya Kawanabe, Masahide Yuma, Izumi Nakamura, 1998
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Zooplankton: Sensory Ecology and Physiology
Thus, (Figure 3), zooplankton vary from round to long and narrow, whereas nektonic animals, including the category called "xeronekton" (aquatic birds, mammals, and reptiles), are all quite slender, with U < 0.4 and converging on a ratio of 0.2 ...
P Lenz, D K Hartline, J Purcell, 1997
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Estuarine Research: Chemistry, Biology, and the Estuarine System
Biotic and abiotic factors affect the distribution of estuarine nekton and its food; few studies of nektonic food webs have included concomitant environmental studies. Typical and atypical nektonic food webs are compared from England, the New ...
L Cronin, 1975
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Estuarine Ecology
... nekton have evolved to copewithestuarine variability. 13.2. Adaptations. to. Nektonic. and. Estuarine. Existence. 13.2.1. Nektonic. Adaptations. The principal morphological andphysiologicaladaptationsfortruly nektonic organismsare the ...
John W. Day, W. Michael Kemp, Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia, 2012
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Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae
(1980) Kassina (Nektonic); K. senegalensis; composite of USNM 308809 and Wager (1986) Lepidobatrachus (Carnivorous Type 2); L. llanensis; composite of USNM 307185 and Cei (1980) Leptobrachella (Benthic); L.gracilis; after Inger ...
Roy W. McDiarmid, Ronald Altig, 1999
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Nektonic Use of Intertidal Eastern Oyster Reefs (Crassostrea ...
For the past decade, oysters have been recognized as "ecosystem engineers" that generate important ecological services, including habitat provision for nektonic organisms (e.g., adult finfish, certain crustaceans).
Ryan Joyce, 2011
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The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters
Roundfishes with superior mouths fed on pelagic prey (calanoid copepods, euphausiids, mysids) or nektonic benthopelagic prey, presumably capturing them in the water column. Some benthic species with superior mouths (e.g., smooth ...
Larry G. Allen, Michael H. Horn, 2006
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Proposed 1979 outer continental shelf oil and gas lease sale ...
Nektonic Invertebrates: Many of the larger planktonic invertebrates, particularly crustaceans, have such welldeveloped swimming abilities that they border on being nektonic. These major groups, including the cephalopods, euphausids and  ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1979
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Report of the Committee on a Treatise on Marine Ecology and ...
A comprehensive survey of the Paleozoic ostracodes in Europe shows that, as in Recent time, nektonic and benthonic individuals permit differentiation. The benthonic species, furthermore, permit classification as creeping, as near-floor ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on a Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology, 1951

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEKTONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nektonic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Electric Franklin is Penn State's generator
Spencer and special teams coordinator Charles Huff use symbolism such as wild dogs and nektonic sea predators to inspire their players. «ESPN, Apr 14»
2
Another Complex Cambrian Animal Fossil Found in Greenland
In each case, suspension feeders evolved from nektonic macropredators. This suggests that evolution is canalized not only in terms of ... «Discovery Institute, Apr 14»
3
When sharks are prey
Unlike other types of sharks, whale sharks feed on a wide variety of planktonic (microscopic) and nektonic (larger, free-swimming) prey, such as ... «Egypt Independent, Apr 13»
4
Something Very Silly; Do Squid Eat Crabs Really?
So where would they find a crab? Obviously, we need a nektonic crab. Enter Pleuroncodes planipes, the Pelagic Red Crab. These dudes don't ... «Science 2.0, Dec 11»
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Anomalocaris: Original 'bug-eyed' monster found
'The presence of sophisticated nektonic (strong swimming) predators with acute vision, such as Anomalocaridids, within Cambrian ... «Daily Mail, Dec 11»
6
Dawna Lee Heising Interviews Multi-talented Studio Head, Producer …
In New York City, Ford performed in the original casts of "Lawyers" with Kevin Conway, "A Mislaid Heaven", "Natural's In It", "The Nektonic ... «PRLog.Org, May 10»
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What sharks learned to spit out
But they do engage in what the paper calls "benthic or nektonic exploration." That is, they swim around, sampling tasty-looking things lying on ... «Baltimore Sun, Mar 10»
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