| 释义 |
di·pleu·ru·la
\dīˈplu̇r(y)ələ\ noun
(plural dipleurulas \-ləz\ ; or di·pleuru·lae \-ˌlē\)
Etymology: New Latin, from dipleura bilaterally symmetrical organisms (from di- + -pleura) + -ula
1. : a hypothetical bilaterally symmetrical echinoderm larva sometimes regarded as a common ancestor of echinoderms and chordates
2. : a larval echinoderm (as a bipinnaria or an echinopluteus) — not used technically |