naupliform
pli Origin:
1830–40; < Latin: a kind of shellfish
1830–40; < Latin: a kind of shellfish
Related forms
nau·pli·al, nau·pli·form, nau·pli·oid, adjective
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| —n , pl -plii | |
| the larva of many crustaceans, having a rounded unsegmented body with three pairs of limbs | |
| [C19: from Latin: type of shellfish, from Greek Nauplios, one of the sons of Poseidon] | |
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