Meanings
nounbrachiolaria (plural brachiolarias)
plural brachiolarias
- biologyThe second stage of larval development in many sea stars, following the bipinnaria
Origin
- Latinbrachiolum
- Englishbrachiolaria
From Latin brachiolum, diminutive of brachium (“arm”).
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Rhymes with brachiolaria
areaBulgariamalariaBavariamilitariasamariaurticariaradiolariaHungariacnidariafritillariamammillariaCarpentariacrotalarialaminariaaraucariamatricariapulmonariacalvariaarmillarialinariaSumeriarosariabaria
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APA
brachiolaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiolaria
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“brachiolaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiolaria. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachiolaria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiolaria.
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