nauplius
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nauplii
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Origin of nauplius
1830–40; < Latin: a kind of shellfish
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Micrograph a shows a shrimp nauplius larva, which has a teardrop-shaped body with tentacles and long, frilly arms at the wide end.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
As development proceeds, the body of the nauplius elongates, and indications of segmentation begin to appear in its posterior part.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The development begins with a free nauplius stage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
What a nauplius looks like you will see in fig.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by J. Erskine (John Erskine) Clarke
Only the embryos of Leptodora are known to hatch out in the nauplius stage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
All the larvae, all the little nauplii and tornarias, all the microscopic things, the jelly-fish.
From The Invisible Man by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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