plan·u·la (pl n y -l)n. pl. plan·u·lae (-l   ) The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a coelenterate. [New Latin pl  nula, from Latin, feminine diminutive of plnus, flat (from its shape); see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]plan u·lar, planu·late (-lt) adj. |
planula [ˈplænjʊlə]
n pl -lae [-ˌliː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates such as the hydra
[from New Latin: a little plane, from Latin plānum level ground]
planular adj
| planula (plny-l) Plural planulae (pl ny-l) The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian. |
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