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Nauplius
Pronunciation : Nau"pli*us
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antenn?, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
pl. Nauplii.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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