nauplii

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IPA /-iː/

Noun

nauplii noun

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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Synonyms

copepod salina rotifers copepods hatched hatch eggs fed cysts live larvae feeding adults feed abundance stages

Rhymes

copley cropley withdraw plea

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