plankter

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plankter

/ˈplæŋ(k)tə/ UK
/ˈplæŋ(k)təɹ/ US

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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.

noun plankters

A single organism of plankton.
Similar: plankton

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noun single organism of plankton

Deutsch	Plankter

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@misc{plankter_2026,
  title = {plankter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plankter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}