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plan·u·la
(plăn′yə-lə)n. pl. plan·u·lae (-lē′)
The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian.
[New Latin plānula, from Latin, feminine diminutive of plānus, flat (from its shape); see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
plan′u·lar, plan′u·late′ (-lāt′) adj.
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planula
(ˈplænjʊlə)n, pl -lae (-ˌliː)
(Zoology) the ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates such as the hydra
[C19: from New Latin: a little plane, from Latin plānum level ground]
ˈplanular adj
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plan•u•la
(ˈplæn yə lə)n., pl. -lae (-ˌli)
the free-swimming larva of a cnidarian.
plan′u•lar, plan′u•late (-ˌleɪt) adj.
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