planulate

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English

Etymology

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

Adjective

planulate (not comparable)

  1. Having a flattened form
  2. (zoology) Having planulae

Noun

planulate (plural planulates)

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