Etymology

bipinnaria

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Today it means: The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage. Full definition →

Latin bis
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  1. Latin · derived frombis“twice”
  2. English todaybipinnaria

From Latin bis (“twice”) + pinna (“feather”).

Words from the same roots

Latinbis all →

bisbesaielbiflorousbimembralbinomenbisexous

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