brachiolaria
UK/ˌbɹæki.əʊˈlɛəɹi.ə/US/ˌbɹæki.oʊˈlɛɹi.ə/
brachiolaria noun: the second stage of larval development in many sea stars, following the bipinnaria.
Noun
brachiolaria (plural brachiolarias)
- The second stage of larval development in many sea stars, following the bipinnaria
Forms of brachiolaria
| plural | brachiolarias |
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Origin of brachiolaria
From Latin brachiolum, diminutive of brachium (“arm”).
Words that rhyme with brachiolaria
- area
- Carpentaria
- Hilaria
- Hungaria
- laminaria
- malaria
- rosaria
- sanguinaria
- sigillaria
- -aria
- adularia
- alfilaria
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Anastenaria
- angaria
- antimalaria
- aquaria
- araucaria
- armillaria
- auricularia
- balistraria
- baria
- Bavaria
- Bedeque and Area
- bipinnaria
- brachiaria
- Bulgaria
- Caffraria
- calceolaria
- calvaria
- Caria
- carinaria
- cephalaria
- cercaria
- churrascaria
- cnidaria
- congiaria
- convallaria
- crotalaria
- cusparia
- dataria
- dirofilaria
- filaria
- fritillaria
- globularia
- hypobaria
- Icaria
- Kaffraria
- lacunaria
- laquearia
- ligularia
- linaria
- Lot 11 and Area
- macrofilaria
- mammillaria
- matricaria
- metacercaria
- microfilaria
- miliaria
- militaria
- nonmalaria
Questions about brachiolaria
- What does brachiolaria mean?
- Brachiolaria means the second stage of larval development in many sea stars, following the bipinnaria.
- What part of speech is brachiolaria?
- Brachiolaria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce brachiolaria?
- Brachiolaria is pronounced /ˌbɹæki.əʊˈlɛəɹi.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of brachiolaria?
- The plural of brachiolaria is brachiolarias.
Words near brachiolaria in the dictionary
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