What is a peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia called?
brachiolaria — (Zoöl.) A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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