tornaria

[ tawr-nair-ee-uh ]

noun

, plural tor·nar·i·as, tor·nar·i·ae [tawr-, nair, -ee-ee].

1. the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tornaria¹

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin torn ( us ) lathe (< Greek tórnos ) + -āria -aria

Example Sentences

In addition to this ciliated band the form of the Tornaria is quite characteristic and unlike the adult.

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Tornaria (fig. 229) cannot be definitely united either with the Trochosphere or with the Echinoderm larval type.

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Alimentary diverticula are characteristic of the larv of the Echinodermata and of Tornaria.

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A peculiar little creature, known as Tornaria, was once considered to be the larva of a starfish.

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