Definitions for naupliusˈnɔ pli əs; -pliˌaɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nau•pli•usˈnɔ pli əs; -pliˌaɪ(n.)(pl.)-pli•i
a larval form in many crustaceans, with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of nauplius:
1830–40; < L: a kind of shellfish
nau′pli•al(adj.)
Wiktionary
nauplius(Noun)
A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
Webster Dictionary
Nauplius(noun)
a crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body
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