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nauplius
CIDE DICTIONARY
nauplius, n. [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. nay^s ship + to sail.].
A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennæ, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nauplius, n. (pl. nauplii) the first larval stage of some crustaceans.
Etymology
L, = a kind of shellfish, or f. Gk Nauplios son of Poseidon
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