neuston
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νευστός (neustós, “swimming”).
Noun
neuston (countable and uncountable, plural neustons)
- (biology) All the organisms that live at the surface of water.
Derived terms
- epineuston
- hyponeuston
Related terms
- pleuston
Spanish
Noun
neuston m (uncountable)
- neuston
Further reading
- “neuston”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014