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NAUPLIUS
Etymology
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 youngling
Etymology
Proper noun
Nauplius
(Greek mythology) A son of the god Poseidon by Amymone, daughter of Danaus, and founder of the city of Nauplia.
(Greek mythology) A descendant of the founder of Nauplia who ruled the city (alternatively, Euboea), was one of the Argonauts, and was father to Palamedes, who fought in the Trojan War.
Usage notes
Some writers treat the two as one (very long-lived) person.
Source: Wiktionary
Nau"pli*us, n.; pl. Nauplii. Etym: [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennæ, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUBDUCTION
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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