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ophiopluteus

ophiopluteus noun: a free-swimming larval stage of some brittle stars, having four pairs of rigid arms lined with cilia.

Noun

ophiopluteus (plural ophioplutei)

  1. A free-swimming larval stage of some brittle stars, having four pairs of rigid arms lined with cilia.

Forms of ophiopluteus

pluralophioplutei

Origin of ophiopluteus

From ophio- + pluteus.

Questions about ophiopluteus

What does ophiopluteus mean?
Ophiopluteus means a free-swimming larval stage of some brittle stars, having four pairs of rigid arms lined with cilia.
What part of speech is ophiopluteus?
Ophiopluteus is a noun.
What is the plural of ophiopluteus?
The plural of ophiopluteus is ophioplutei.

Words near ophiopluteus in the dictionary

  1. ophiophobe
  2. ophiophobes
  3. ophiophobia
  4. ophiophobic
  5. ophioplutei
  6. ophiopluteus
  7. ophiopogon
  8. ophiopogonin
  9. ophiopogons
  10. ophiopojaponin
  11. ophiopsid

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