- planulae
- n. stage in development of a fertilized egg
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
planulae
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Planulae — Planula Plan u*la, n.; pl. {Planul[ae]}. [L., a little plane.] 1. (Biol.) In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
planula — planular, planulate /plan yeuh layt /, adj. /plan yeuh leuh/, n., pl. planulae / lee /. Zool. the ciliate, free swimming larva of a coelenterate. [1865 70; < NL, dim. of L planum something flat. See PLANE1, ULE] * * * ▪ zoology plural planulae … Universalium
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