nauplius

nauplĭus, ii, m., = ναύπλιος,

a kind of shell-fish, which sails in its shell as in a ship , Plin. 9, 30, 49, § 94; v. naviger.

Nauplius
·noun A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, a...

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Nauplius
Nauplĭus, ii, m., = Ναύπλιος, I a son of Neptune and Amymone, king of Euboea, and father of Palamede...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.