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nauplius

/ˈnɔː.plɪ.əs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A 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.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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