planulate

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

Adjective

  1. Having a flattened form
  2. Having planulae

Origin

From neo-Latin planulatus from Latin plānus + -ulus + -ātus.

Related

planulation

Derived

subplanulate

Noun

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

Forms

planulates

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