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planulate

planulate adjective: having a flattened form.

Adjective

planulate (not comparable)

  1. Having a flattened form
  2. Having planulae

Noun

planulate (plural planulates)

  1. The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian

Forms of planulate

pluralplanulates

Origin of planulate

From neo-Latin planulatus from Latin plānus + -ulus + -ātus.

Words formed from planulate

Questions about planulate

What does planulate mean?
Planulate means having a flattened form.
What part of speech is planulate?
Planulate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near planulate in the dictionary

  1. Planté batteries
  2. Planté battery
  3. planula
  4. planulae
  5. planular
  6. planulate
  7. planulated
  8. planulates
  9. planulation
  10. planulations
  11. planuliform

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