plankter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Plankter, from Koine Greek πλαγκτήρ (planktḗr, “wanderer; one who leads another astray, beguiler”), modelled after German Plankton (“plankton”). Πλαγκτήρ (Planktḗr) is derived from Ancient Greek πλάζομαι (plázomai) (the mediopassive of πλᾰ́ζω (plắzō, “to turn away from (something); to roam, wander”)) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine agent nouns from verbs). By surface analysis, plankt- +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋ(k)tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplæŋ(k)təɹ/ Hyphenation: plank‧ter === Noun === plankter (plural plankters) (biology) A single organism of plankton. Synonym: plankton (one sense) ==== Derived terms ==== phytoplankter zooplankter ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === plankton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia