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单词 tornaria
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tornaria

[ tawr-nair-ee-uh ]
/ tɔrˈnɛər i ə /

noun, plural tor·nar·i·as, tor·nar·i·ae [tawr-nair-ee-ee]. /tɔrˈnɛər iˌi/.

the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.

Origin of tornaria

1885–90; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin torn(us) lathe (<Greek tórnos) + -āria-aria

Words nearby tornaria

tormentil, tormentor, torn, tornado, Tornado Alley, tornaria, Torne, Torngat Mountains, tornillo, Tornwaldt's abscess, toro
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Example sentences from the Web for tornaria

  • A peculiar little creature, known as Tornaria, was once considered to be the larva of a starfish.

    A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
  • Tornaria (fig. 229) cannot be definitely united either with the Trochosphere or with the Echinoderm larval type.

    The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
  • In addition to this ciliated band the form of the Tornaria is quite characteristic and unlike the adult.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
  • Alimentary diverticula are characteristic of the larv of the Echinodermata and of Tornaria.

    The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
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