"pluteus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pluteuses [plural], plutei [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *pluto- Latin pluteusbor. English pluteus Borrowed from Latin pluteus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:pluteus|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *pluto- Latin pluteusbor. English pluteus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*pluto-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pluteus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pluteus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pluteus"> Borrowed from Latin pluteus. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|plutei}} pluteus (plural pluteuses or plutei)
  1. (architecture) A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church
    Sense id: en-pluteus-en-noun-U-vQTalN Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  2. (zoology) The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms.
    Sense id: en-pluteus-en-noun-h2UjJYZa Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Baby animals Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 69 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 80 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 82 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 74 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 6 94 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ophiopluteus, pluteal

Inflected forms

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