Pluteus Definition

plo͝otēəs
pluteus
noun
The free-swimming, ciliated, larval stage of sea urchins and brittle stars, characterized by elongated, slender arms.
Webster's New World

(architecture) A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church.

Wiktionary

(zoology) The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • roof mushroom
  • genus Pluteus

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