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plutei

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plu⋅te⋅us

  [ploo-tee-uhs]
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–noun, plural -te⋅i  [-tee-ahy] , -te⋅us⋅es.
the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL; L: breastwork, movable shelter

Related forms:
plu⋅te⋅al, plu⋅te⋅an, adjective
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