nauplius

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin Nauplius (former genus name) (coined by Danish naturalist Otto Friedrich Müller (1730–1784) who mistakenly thought the larvae were a separate genus of animal), from Latin nauplius (“argonaut, paper nautilus (genus Argonauta)”), from Ancient Greek ναύπλιος (naúplios, “type of shellfish”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) + πλέω (pléō, “to sail”); compare Latin Nauplius (“mythological king of Euboea”), from Ancient Greek Ναύπλιος (Naúplios, “mythological founder of the city of Nauplia (Nafplio), a son of Poseidon and Amymone”). The plural nauplii is from Latin nauplius + -iī (plural of -ius). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.plɪ.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.pli.əs/, /ˈnɑ-/ Hyphenation: nau‧pli‧us === Noun === nauplius (plural nauplii or naupliuses) (zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. [from mid 19th c.] ==== Coordinate terms ==== See Thesaurus:youngling ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Nauplius ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === crustacean larva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nauplius. === Noun === nauplius m (uncountable) nauplius ==== Declension ====