Plankter
/ˈplæŋktər/noun
A tiny drifting organism, especially one that is part of plankton.
Did you know?Plankter is a scientific formation built from plankton, and the deep irony is that its root comes from Greek for “drifter” or “wanderer,” as if the sea itself is a spell of motion.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
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πλαγκτός (planktós)
“wandering, erring, roaming”
Late 19th Century
English
plankton
“the drifting microscopic organisms of the sea and freshwater”
Late 19th Century
English
plankter
“a single organism belonging to plankton”
Modern English
English
plankter
“an individual planktonic organism”