[ 'nɔ:plɪəs ]
■ noun ( plural nauplii -plɪʌɪ , -plɪi: ) Zoology the first larval stage of many crustaceans, having an unsegmented body and a single eye.
Origin
C19: from L., denoting a kind of shellfish, or from the Gk name Nauplios , the son of the sea god Poseidon in Greek mythology.