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tornaria

American  
[tawr-nair-ee-uh] / tɔrˈnɛər i ə /

noun

plural

tornarias, tornariae

  1. the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.

Etymology

Origin of tornaria

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin torn ( us ) lathe (< Greek tórnos ) + -āria -aria

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