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planula

plan·u·la [ plánnyələ ] (plural plan·u·lae [ plánnyəlee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
coelenterate larva: a free-swimming larva of a coelenterate, e.g. a hydra. Planulae have cilia and usually a flattened oval body.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin, "little flat one" < Latin planus "flat"]

plan·u·lar adjective
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