Definition of PLANKTON

plankton

Plural: plankton, planktons

Noun

  • Microscopic organisms drifting in water, forming crucial aquatic food webs.
  • the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
  • Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.
  • A plankter, any single organism that drifts in water.

Examples

  • He sometimes felt his Words With Friends rack was as disorganized and random as PLANKTON.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German Plankton, coined by German zoologist and marine biologist Victor Hensen. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek πλαγκτός (planktós, “drifter”) + -on.

Scrabble Score: 14

plankton: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plankton: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plankton: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

plankton: valid Words With Friends Word