veliger
/vee-li-jer/US // ˈvi lɪ dʒər //UK // (ˈvɛlɪdʒə) //
伶人,伶俐人,伶俐的人,迅雷
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form.
Examples
E, The trochosphere passing to the veliger stage, dorsal view showing the formation of the primitive shell-sac.
Except in Oncidium, there is no longer a veliger stage in development.
There is a veliger stage in development, but the velum is reduced.
It is purely a larval organ, disappearing before the close of the veliger stage.
Trochosphere and veliger stages of development are consequently not recognizable.
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