"larvacean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: larvaceans [plural]
Etymology: Larvacea + -an Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Larvacea|class}} Larvacea, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} larvacean (plural larvaceans)
  1. Any of various solitary, free-swimming tunicates of the class Larvacea. Categories (lifeform): Chordates Synonyms: appendicularian Translations (any tunicate of the class Larvacea): vršenka [feminine] (Czech), pyrstökäs (Finnish), ogonica [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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