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bipinnaria

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[bahy-pi-nair-ee-uh] / ˌbaɪ pɪˈnɛər i ə /

noun

the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of certain starfishes.

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Etymology

Origin of bipinnaria

From New Latin; see origin at bi- ¹, pinna, -aria

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