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planula
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plan·u·la  (plny-l)
n. pl. plan·u·lae (-l)
The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a coelenterate.
[New Latin plnula, from Latin, feminine diminutive of plnus, flat (from its shape); see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
planu·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 (plny-l)
The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.planulaplanula - the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates
hydroid, hydrozoan - colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant


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