plankter

plank·ter

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plangk-ter]
- /ˈplæŋk tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plangk-ter]
- /ˈplæŋk tər/

Definitions of plankter word

noun plankter any organism that is an element of plankton. 1
noun plankter an organism found in plankton 0
noun plankter an individual planktonic organism 0

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Origin of plankter

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40, plankter is from the Greek word planktḗr roamer. See plankton

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Parts of speech for Plankter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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plankter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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