-nectae

noun plural combining form

-nec·​tae

ˈnek(ˌ)tē

: ones that swim in a (specified) way

—taxonomic names in zoology

Cystonectae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek nēktai, plural of nēktēs swimmer, from nēchein to swim

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