nauplioid
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nauplioid — nauˈplioid adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑nauplius … Useful english dictionary
nauplius — nauplial, naupliform, nauplioid, adj. /naw plee euhs/, n., pl. nauplii / plee uy /. (in many crustaceans) a larval form with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye, occurring usually as the first stage of development after leaving the… … Universalium
postnauplioid — (Order Mysida): Second larval stage; characterized by all body segments and appendages of adult. Leaves brood pouch shortly before or after hatching to the juvenile stage. (See also nauplioid) [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
nauplius — n. (pl. ii ) first larval form of crustacean. ♦ nauplial, ♦ naupliform, ♦ nauplioid, a … Dictionary of difficult words