pluteus
[ ploo-tee-uhs ]
noun,plural plu·te·i [ploo-tee-ahy], /ˈplu tiˌaɪ/, plu·te·us·es.
the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.
Origin of pluteus
11825–35; <New Latin; Latin: breastwork, movable shelter
Other words from pluteus
- plu·te·al, plu·te·an, adjective
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How to use pluteus in a sentence
Through these the eggs are discharged into the water, where they become free-swimming larv, called pluteus.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldThe smallest fragment which is capable of reaching the pluteus stage possesses the mass of about one-eighth of the whole egg.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loebpluteus, a free-swimming larval stage in the development of echinoderms, 54.
The Biological Problem of To-day | Oscar HertwigIt grew abundantly there, along with Lepiota Americana and pluteus cervinus.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. HardThe presence of lateral arms is however a distinctive characteristic of the Ophiuroid pluteus.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland Balfour
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