planulate

English

Etymology

From neo-Latin planulatus from Latin plānus +‎ -ulus +‎ -ātus.

Adjective

planulate (not comparable)

1. Having a flattened form
2. (zoology) Having planulae

Related terms

• planulation

Noun

planulate (plural planulates)

1. The flat, free-swimming, ciliated larva of a cnidarian