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bipinnaria

American  
[bahy-pi-nair-ee-uh] / ˌbaɪ pɪˈnɛər i ə /

noun

plural

bipinnariae, bipinnarias

  1. the free-swimming, bilaterally symmetrical larva of certain starfishes.

Etymology

Origin of bipinnaria

From New Latin; bi- 1, pinna, -aria

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