Nauplius

noun

/ˈnɔː.plɪ.əs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.

Synonyms

metanauplius pleopod uropod nectiopodan megalopa anomopod learnean apseudomorph lernaean pleopus nautiloid cephaletron

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