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metanauplius

metanauplius noun: a krill larva in the stage following the nauplius.

Noun

metanauplius (plural metanauplii)

  1. A krill larva in the stage following the nauplius.

Forms of metanauplius

pluralmetanauplii

Origin of metanauplius

From meta- + nauplius.

Words formed from metanauplius

  • pseudometanauplius

Questions about metanauplius

What does metanauplius mean?
Metanauplius means a krill larva in the stage following the nauplius.
What part of speech is metanauplius?
Metanauplius is a noun.
What is the plural of metanauplius?
The plural of metanauplius is metanauplii.

Words near metanauplius in the dictionary

  1. metanarratives
  2. metanatrolite
  3. metanatural
  4. metanaupliar
  5. metanauplii
  6. metanauplius
  7. metanavigation
  8. metandienone
  9. metanephric
  10. metanephridia
  11. metanephridial

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