Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A generic name given to the bilateral larval form of some echinoderms, as a starfish, under the impression that it was a distinct animal: nearly the same as
Brachiolaria . The term is retained to designate such larvæ or stage of development. See also cut underAsteroidea .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.
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- noun zoology The
larva of certainstarfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.
Etymologies
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From Latin bis twice + pinna feather.
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