PLUTEI | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Pluteus

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century (denoting a wooden frame used to protect soldiers during a siege): from Latin, ‘barrier, screen’. The zoology sense dates from the 19th century and is from the modern Latin genus name, so called with reference to its shape

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈpluːtɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the planktonic larva of some echinoderms, being somewhat triangular with lateral projections.

Short Definition:

planktonic larva of some echinoderms, being somewhat triangular with lateral projections

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