||Plank"ton (plă&nsm;k"t&obreve;n),
n. [NL., fr. Gr. plagto`n, neut. of
plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai 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.
||Plank"ton (plă&nsm;k"t&obreve;n),
n. [NL., fr. Gr. plagto`n, neut. of
plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai 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.