[nau.pli.us] n, pl -plii [NL, fr. L, a shellfish, fr. Gk nauplios] (1836): a crustacean larva in usu. the first stage after leaving the egg and with three pairs of appendages, a median eye, and little or no segmentation
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Meaning of NAUPLIUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012