Definitions For Nauplius

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NAUPLIUS (plural nauplii, es) (zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pair#noun, pairs of locomotive#adjective, locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median#adjective, median eye#noun, eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. from mid 19th c.

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Catalan: nauplius, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 無節幼體, Borrowed from "type of shellfish", from ναῦς, , ship + πλέω, , to sail; compare "mythological founder of the city of Nauplia (nafplio), a son of poseidon and amymone".; The plural nauplii is from + -iī, pos=plural of -ius.