PLANKTON

‖Plank″ton (plăṉk″tŏn), n. [[NL., fr. Gr. πλαγτόν, neut. of πλαγτόσ wandering, πλάζεσθαι to wander.]] (Biol.) All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. — Plank‐ton″ic (#), a.