planula

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Pronunciation

/ˈplæn.jʊ.lə/

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/ˈplæn.jʊ.lə/ · /ˈplæn.jə.lə/

Definition of planula

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noun

In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula.

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noun

In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula.
The larva of a hydrozoan, which is free-swimming and covered in cilia.

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Borrowed from Latin plānula, diminutive of plāna (“plane”).

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