auricularia
[ aw-rik-yuh-lair-ee-uh ]
/ ɔˌrɪk yəˈlɛər i ə /
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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.
Nearby words
- auricular fissure,
- auricular flutter,
- auricular muscle,
- auricular point,
- auricular tubercle,
- auricularly,
- auriculate,
- auriculately,
- auriculin,
- auriculotemporal
Origin of auricularia
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Examples 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 BalfourThe 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