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paralarva

paralarva noun: the planktonic (moving about with the water current) stage of a young cephalopod just after it has hatched.

Noun

paralarva (plural paralarvae)

  1. The planktonic (moving about with the water current) stage of a young cephalopod just after it has hatched.

Forms of paralarva

pluralparalarvae

Origin of paralarva

From para- + larva.

Questions about paralarva

What does paralarva mean?
Paralarva means the planktonic (moving about with the water current) stage of a young cephalopod just after it has hatched.
What part of speech is paralarva?
Paralarva is a noun.
What is the plural of paralarva?
The plural of paralarva is paralarvae.

Words near paralarva in the dictionary

  1. paralalia
  2. paralambdacism
  3. paralaminar
  4. paralanguage
  5. paralanguages
  6. paralarva
  7. paralarvae
  8. paralarval
  9. paralaryngeal
  10. paralateral
  11. paralaterally

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