nau|pli|us

nau|pli|us
nau|pli|us «N plee uhs», noun, plural -pli|i «-plee y».
the first stage in development of certain crustaceans, such as the shrimp, after leaving the egg; a larval form with an unsegmented body, three pairs of appendages, and a single median eye.
[< Latin nauplius a kind of shellfish < Greek naúplios]

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  • nau|pli|al — «N plee uhl», adjective. having the character of a nauplius …   Useful english dictionary

  • nau — aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·nau·tics; ar·go·nau·ta; ar·go·nau·tic; ar·go·nau·ti·dae; as·tro·nau·ti·cal; as·tro·nau·tics; ba·nau·sic; car·nau·ba; car·nau·bic; cus·te·nau; cy·pho·nau·tes; gui·nau; hi·nau; ka·nau·ri; lar·nau·di·an; mel·a·nau;… …   English syllables

  • pli — am·pli·ate; am·pli·a·tion; am·pli·a·tive; am·pli·dyne; am·pli·fi·er; am·pli·fy; am·pli·stat; am·pli·tude; ap·pli·a·ble; ap·pli·ance; ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty; ap·pli·ca·ble; ap·pli·ca·ble·ness; ap·pli·ca·bly; ap·pli·cant; ap·pli·ca·tor;… …   English syllables

  • naupliar — nau·pli·ar …   English syllables

  • naupliosoma — nau·pli·o·so·ma …   English syllables

  • nauplius — nau·pli·us …   English syllables

  • nauplius — nau•pli•us [[t]ˈnɔ pli əs[/t]] n. pl. pli•i [[t] pliˌaɪ[/t]] ivt a larval form in many crustaceans, with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye • Etymology: 1830–40; < L: a kind of shellfish nau′pli•al, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Nauplius — Nau|pli|us auch: Naup|li|us 〈m.; , pli|en; Zool.〉 1. Krebslarve mit zwei Fühler u. drei Beinpaaren u. einem unpaaren Auge 2. Larvenform der Ruderfußkrebse, Rankenfußkrebse u. einiger Muschelkrebse [lat. <grch. nauplios] * * * Nauplius  … …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Nauplius — Nau|pli|us auch: Naup|li|us 〈m.; Gen.: , Pl.: pli|en; Zool.〉 Larve der niedrigen Krebse mit zwei Fühler u. drei Beinpaaren u. einem unpaaren Auge [Etym.: lat. <grch. nauplios] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • nauplio — nàu·pli·o s.m. TS zool. stadio larvale iniziale di molti Crostacei {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1828. ETIMO: dal lat. scient. Nauplĭus, dal gr. Naúplios, it. Nauplio, nome di un argonauta …   Dizionario italiano

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