Usually means: Organisms living on water surface.
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  1. pleustonic: Merriam-Webster
  2. pleustonic: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pleustonic: Wiktionary
  4. pleustonic: Dictionary.com
  5. pleustonic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Relating to the pleuston.

Similar:
pleurothetic, pleonal, plektonic, pleopodal, pleuntic, pleuronic, pleonastic, pleuroperitoneal, pleuropulmonary, pleiochasial, more...

Opposite:
benthic, abyssal, deep-sea

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Similar:
pleurothetic, pleonal, plektonic, pleopodal, pleuntic, pleuronic, pleonastic, pleuroperitoneal, pleuropulmonary, pleiochasial, more...

Opposite:
benthic, abyssal, deep-sea



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