naupliiformadj.
/ˈnɔːplɪᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈnɔpliəˌfɔrm/, /ˈnɑpliəˌfɔrm/ Zoology.
Having the form of a nauplius.
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1869 W. S. Dallas tr. F. Müller Facts & Arguments for Darwin 17 Early Naupliiform [Ger. Nauplius-ähnlich] stages of the higher Crustacea.
1883 Amer. Naturalist 17 799 M. Hartog has been studying the unpaired median eye which he regards as the primitive eye of the Crustacea, since it exists in the naupliiform larvæ of all the orders.
1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) II. 1197 The cyclopiform or naupliiform type [of larva] occurs in certain Proctotrupoids... In its general facies it bears a resemblance to the nauplius of Crustacea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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