'Metanauplius' definitions:

Definition of 'Metanauplius'

From: GCIDE
  • Metanauplius \Met`a*nau"pli*us\, n. [NL. See Meta-, and Nauplius.] (Zool.) A larval crustacean in a stage following the nauplius, and having about seven pairs of appendages. [1913 Webster]