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| plan·u·la [ plánnyələ ] (plural plan·u·lae [ plánnyəlee ]) |
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coelenterate larva: a free-swimming larva of a coelenterate, e.g. a hydra. Planulae have cilia and usually a flattened oval body.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin, "little flat one" < Latin planus "flat"] |
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 plan·u·lar adjective |
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