Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Macroscopic organisms that float or swim on the surface of a body of water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun ecology The
organisms that livefloating at the surface ofwater . - noun botany Plants that live
floating at the surface ofwater .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek pleusis, sailing; see pleu- in Indo-European roots + (plank)ton.]
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pleuston.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.