neustonn.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːstən/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)ust(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Neuston.

Etymology: < German Neuston (E. Naumann 1917, in Biol. Zentralblatt 37 99) < Hellenistic Greek νευστόν , neuter of νευστός swimming ( < ancient Greek νεῖν to swim (cognate with classical Latin nāre : see natant adj.) + -τος , suffix forming verbal adjectives), after German Plankton plankton n.

Biology.

The minute organisms inhabiting the surface layer of water or moving on the surface film, considered collectively.

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brit1838

limnoplankton1893

zooplankton1897

meroplankton1899

potamoplankton1899

pseudoplankton1899

cryoplankton1902

hypoplankton1902

microplankton1903

haloplankton1909

holoplankton1909

meroplankton1909

nanoplankton1912

neuston1928

aeroplankton1932

staph1933

astroplankton1954

picoplankton1978

1928 K. E. Carpenter Life Inland Waters ii. 35 Neuston.—This term, applied..especially to minute forms, such as bacteria and Protista, which float against the surface-film, may be extended to include all types especially associated with the film.

1939 Nature 28 Jan. 139/1 It [sc. the book under review] divides the plankton into plankton proper and the so-called ‘neuston’—a term new to us—which means the organisms the peculiar province of which is the surface-film.

1974 Nature 4 Jan. 30/2 Thirty-seven surface tows were made with a neuston net to collect particulate pollutants quantitatively.

1982 M. J. Dring Biol. Marine Plants (1986) ix. 172 Bacterial numbers are correspondingly high..and their productivity supports a variety of specialized, surface-living animals, which are collectively known as the neuston.

2001 BBC Wildlife Sept. 50/1 Among these plant and animal forms, some are surface drifters (neuston), such as the Sargassum seaweed community.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neuston
释义	neustonn. Brit. /ˈnjuːstən/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ust(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Neuston. Etymology: < German Neuston (E. Naumann 1917, in Biol. Zentralblatt 37 99) < Hellenistic Greek νευστόν , neuter of νευστός swimming ( < ancient Greek νεῖν to swim (cognate with classical Latin nāre : see natant adj.) + -τος , suffix forming verbal adjectives), after German Plankton plankton n. Biology. The minute organisms inhabiting the surface layer of water or moving on the surface film, considered collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > plankton > [noun] > types of brit1838 limnoplankton1893 zooplankton1897 meroplankton1899 potamoplankton1899 pseudoplankton1899 cryoplankton1902 hypoplankton1902 microplankton1903 haloplankton1909 holoplankton1909 meroplankton1909 nanoplankton1912 neuston1928 aeroplankton1932 staph1933 astroplankton1954 picoplankton1978 1928 K. E. Carpenter Life Inland Waters ii. 35 Neuston.—This term, applied..especially to minute forms, such as bacteria and Protista, which float against the surface-film, may be extended to include all types especially associated with the film. 1939 Nature 28 Jan. 139/1 It [sc. the book under review] divides the plankton into plankton proper and the so-called ‘neuston’—a term new to us—which means the organisms the peculiar province of which is the surface-film. 1974 Nature 4 Jan. 30/2 Thirty-seven surface tows were made with a neuston net to collect particulate pollutants quantitatively. 1982 M. J. Dring Biol. Marine Plants (1986) ix. 172 Bacterial numbers are correspondingly high..and their productivity supports a variety of specialized, surface-living animals, which are collectively known as the neuston. 2001 BBC Wildlife Sept. 50/1 Among these plant and animal forms, some are surface drifters (neuston), such as the Sargassum seaweed community. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1928
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