planula

[ plan-yuh-luh ]

/ ˈplæn yə lə /

noun, plural plan·u·lae [plan-yuh-lee]. /ˈplæn yəˌli/. Zoology.

the ciliate, free-swimming larva of a coelenterate.

Origin of planula

1865–70; <New Latin, diminutive of Latin plānum something flat. See plane¹, -ule

OTHER WORDS FROM planula

plan·u·lar, plan·u·late

[plan-yuh-leyt], /ˈplæn yəˌleɪt/, adjective

Words nearby planula

plantocracy, plant out, plant pathology, plantsman, plantswoman, planula, planum, plan view, plaque, plash, plashy

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Example sentences from the Web for planula

The free larval stage thus reached is similar to the ordinary Hydrozoon planula.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The planula occurs in the majority of sessile forms of Hydrozoa except the Tubularid and Hydra.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
In Aeginopsis a planula is formed by multipolar immigration.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
This new individual is at first an active free-swimming larva called a planula, which does not resemble either a medusa or polyp.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

The one group contains the larva of the Cœlenterata or Planula, the other group the larv of all the other forms.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for planula

planula

/ (ˈplænjʊlə) /

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)

the ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates such as the hydra

Derived forms of planula

planular, adjective

Word Origin for planula

C19: from New Latin: a little plane, from Latin plānum level ground

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Scientific definitions for planula

planula

[ plăn′yə-lə ]

Plural planulae (plăn′yə-lē′)

The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian.

单词	planula
释义	planula [ plan-yuh-luh ] / ˈplæn yə lə / noun, plural plan·u·lae [plan-yuh-lee]. /ˈplæn yəˌli/. Zoology. the ciliate, free-swimming larva of a coelenterate. Origin of planula 1865–70; <New Latin, diminutive of Latin plānum something flat. See plane¹, -ule OTHER WORDS FROM planula plan·u·lar, plan·u·late [plan-yuh-leyt], /ˈplæn yəˌleɪt/, adjective Words nearby planula plantocracy, plant out, plant pathology, plantsman, plantswoman, planula, planum, plan view, plaque, plash, plashy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for planula The free larval stage thus reached is similar to the ordinary Hydrozoon planula. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The planula occurs in the majority of sessile forms of Hydrozoa except the Tubularid and Hydra. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour In Aeginopsis a planula is formed by multipolar immigration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various This new individual is at first an active free-swimming larva called a planula, which does not resemble either a medusa or polyp. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg The one group contains the larva of the Cœlenterata or Planula, the other group the larv of all the other forms. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for planula planula / (ˈplænjʊlə) / noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) the ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates such as the hydra Derived forms of planula planular, adjective Word Origin for planula C19: from New Latin: a little plane, from Latin plānum level ground Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for planula planula [ plăn′yə-lə ] Plural planulae (plăn′yə-lē′) The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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