adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to nekton; capable of swimming actively in water
Usage: biology, ecology
Examples
- Fish are nektonic organisms that move freely through the water column.
- Nektonic animals have the ability to swim against currents.
- The study focused on nektonic species in the open ocean.
- Dolphins are large nektonic mammals found in marine ecosystems.
- Nektonic organisms differ from plankton in their active swimming ability.