planula

Definitions


[ˈplanjʊlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a free-swimming coelenterate larva with a flattened, ciliated, solid body
(e.g: a planula larva)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin planum ‘flat surface’ (see plane)




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