Nauplius Definition
nôplē-əs
nauplii
noun
The first larval stage in the development of certain crustaceans, typically unsegmented with only three pairs of appendages, all on the head, and an unpaired median eye.
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pronoun
(Greek mythology) A descendant of the founder of Nauplia who ruled the city (alternatively, Euboea), was one of the Argonauts, and was father to Palamedes, who fought in the Trojan War.
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Noun
Singular:
nauplius
Plural:
naupliiOrigin of Nauplius
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From Latin, from Ancient Greek [script?] (nauplios, “a kind of shellfish").
From Wiktionary
Latin a kind of shellfish from Greek nauplios
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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