pleuston
pleus·ton
noun \ˈplü-stən, -ˌstän\Definition of PLEUSTON
: organisms living in the thin surface layer existing at the air-water interface of a body of water
— pleus·ton·ic \plü-ˈstä-nik\ adjective
Origin of PLEUSTON
International Scientific Vocabulary pleus- (irregular from Greek plein to sail, float) + -on (as in plankton)
First Known Use: 1943
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