pluteus
[ ploo-tee-uhs ]
noun,plural plu·te·i [ploo-tee-ahy], /ˈplu tiˌaɪ/, plu·te·us·es.
the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.
Origin of pluteus
11825–35; <New Latin; Latin: breastwork, movable shelter
Other words from pluteus
- plu·te·al, plu·te·an, adjective
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How to use pluteus in a sentence
If such eggs are afterwards treated for a short period with hypertonic sea-water they develop into normal larvae (plutei).
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