pluteus

[ ploo-tee-uh s ]

/ ˈplu ti əs /

the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of an echinoid or ophiuroid.

Nearby words

1825–35; < New Latin; Latin: breastwork, movable shelter

plu·te·al, plu·te·an, adjective

You cannot get anything in the market that will make a better fry than Pluteus cervinus; fried in butter, it is simply delicious.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
The recorded species of Pluteus have their habitat on tree stumps, sawdust, or upon fallen timber.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
The chief difference between the two Pluteus forms concerns the development of the lateral arms.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Driesch has found that a tropism underlies the arrangement of the skeleton in the pluteus larvae of the sea-urchin.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others

The smallest fragment which is capable of reaching the pluteus stage possesses the mass of about one-eighth of the whole egg.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb