pluteus
noun
the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.
plutean
-
a word derived from
pluteus.
Example Sentences
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Let us look for a moment at the plutean stages of the Sea-urchin, as they differ in some points from those of the Star-fish.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
