词根词缀:plankto-, plankt-, -plankton
【来源及含义】Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming
【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving the "sea" and the "ocean" bodies of water: abysso- (bottomless); Atlantic; batho-, bathy- (depth); bentho- (deep, depth); halio-, halo- (salt or "the sea"); mare, mari- (sea); necto-, nekto- (swimming); oceano-; pelago- (sea, ocean); thalasso- (sea, ocean).
【同源单词】acroplankton, aeroplankton, anemoplankton, anthoplankton, astroplankton, bathyplankton
词根词缀:tors-, tort-, -tort, tortu-, torqu-
【来源及含义】Latin: bend, curve, turn, twist
【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references involving word units meaning "bend, curve, turn": diversi-; diverticul-; flect-, flex-; gyro-; meand-; -plex; streph-; stroph-; tropo-; verg-; vers-; volv-.
【同源单词】amalgam retort, contort, contortedly, contortion, contortionist, contortoplankton