| 释义 |
plu·te·us
\ˈplüd.ēəs\ noun
(plural plu·tei \-ēˌī\ ; also pluteuses)
Etymology: Latin
1.
a. : a low wall or parapet in ancient Roman architecture; especially : one used as a partition between the bases of columns
b. : an ancient Roman reading desk or storage place for manuscripts
2. [New Latin, from Latin] : the free-swimming bilaterally symmetrical larva of a sea urchin or ophiuran distinguished by several slender anteriorly projecting processes enclosing calcareous rods |