auricularia

[ aw-rik-yuh-lair-ee-uh ]

/ ɔˌrɪk yəˈlɛər i ə /

noun, plural au·ric·u·lar·i·ae [aw-rik-yuh-lair-ee-ee] /ɔˌrɪk yəˈlɛər iˌi/, au·ric·u·lar·i·as.

the bilaterally symmetrical, ciliated larva of a holothurian.

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Origin of auricularia

From New Latin; see origin at auricle, -aria

Words nearby auricularia

auricular fissure, auricular flutter, auricular muscle, auricular point, auricular tubercle, auricularia, auriculate, auriculin, auriculotemporal, auriculotemporal nerve, auriculoventricular

Example sentences from the Web for auricularia

With a few exceptions the Auricularia type of larva is common to the Holothuria.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The presence of two rings instead of one distinguishes the Bipinnaria from the Auricularia.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour