nau·pli·us (nô pl - s)n. pl. nau·pli·i (-pl -  ) The free-swimming first stage of the larva of certain crustaceans, having an unsegmented body with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye. [Latin, a kind of shellfish, from Greek nauplios.] nau pli·al (-l) adj. |
nauplius [ˈnɔːplɪəs]
n pl -plii [-plɪˌaɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the larva of many crustaceans, having a rounded unsegmented body with three pairs of limbs
[from Latin: type of shellfish, from Greek Nauplios, one of the sons of Poseidon]
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