tornaria
noun
tor·nar·ia
tȯ(r)ˈna(a)rēə
1
plural tornarias or tornariae
-ēˌē
: a free-swimming larva that resembles a bipinnaria and is the immature form of an acorn worm or a closely related enteropneust 2
capitalized : any of various larval enteropneusts of which the adult is unknown —used as if a generic name
Tornaria alba
tornarian adjective
(ˈ)⸗¦⸗rēən
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin tornus lathe, chisel + New Latin -aria