nauplius
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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
Several structures which must be attributed, to the common 561 stock of the Crustacea, such as the paired eyes and the shell-fold, are not present in the nauplius.
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
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
The young barnacle just from the egg is a six-legged, free-swimming nauplius, very like a young prawn or crab, with a single eye.
From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.
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