tornaria

/tawr-nair-ee-uh/US // tɔrˈnɛər i ə //

龙卷风,旋风式,角膜炎,角子洲

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural tor·nar·i·as, tor·nar·i·ae [tawr-nair-ee-ee]. /tɔrˈnɛər iˌi/.
- : the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.

In addition to this ciliated band the form of the Tornaria is quite characteristic and unlike the adult.
Tornaria (fig. 229) cannot be definitely united either with the Trochosphere or with the Echinoderm larval type.
Alimentary diverticula are characteristic of the larv of the Echinodermata and of Tornaria.
A peculiar little creature, known as Tornaria, was once considered to be the larva of a starfish.