Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	nekton	Organisms of relatively large size which have fairly strong locomotory powers and whose swimming performance is such that they can swim against currents (in contrast to plankton, which drift along with currents).	plankton pelagic
French	necton	Organismes dont la capacité de nage est telle qu'ils peuvent nager contre les courants (contrairement au plancton qui dérive avec les courants).	plancton pélagique
Spanish
Portuguese	nekton	Organismos cuja perfomance natatória lhes permite contrariar as correntes, ao contrário por exemplo do plancton.	plancton pelágico

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