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nauplius

noun
nau·​pli·​us | \ ˈnȯ-plÄ“-É™s How to pronounce nauplius (audio) \
plural nauplii\ ˈnȯ-​plÄ“-​ˌī How to pronounce nauplii (audio) , -​ˌē \

Definition of nauplius

: a crustacean larva in usually the first stage after leaving the egg and with three pairs of appendages, a median eye, and little or no segmentation

First Known Use of nauplius

1836, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for nauplius

New Latin, from Latin, a shellfish, from Greek nauplios

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