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planulate

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plan⋅u⋅la

  [plan-yuh-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] . Zoology.
the ciliate, free-swimming larva of a coelenterate.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL, dim. of L plānum something flat. See plane 1 , -ule

Related forms:
plan⋅u⋅lar, plan⋅u⋅late  [plan-yuh-leyt] , adjective
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plan·u·la   (plān'yə-lə)   
n.   pl. plan·u·lae (-lē')
The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a coelenterate.

[New Latin plānula, from Latin, feminine diminutive of plānus, flat (from its shape); see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
plan'u·lar, plan'u·late' (-lāt') adj.
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planula   (plān'yə-lə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural planulae (plān'yə-lē')
The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian.
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