tornaria

noun

tor·​nar·​ia

tȯ(r)ˈna(a)rēə

1

plural tornarias or tornariae

-ēˌē

: a free-swimming larva that resembles a bipinnaria and is the immature form of an acorn worm or a closely related enteropneust

2

capitalized : any of various larval enteropneusts of which the adult is unknown

—used as if a generic name

Tornaria alba

tornarian

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗rēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin tornus lathe, chisel + New Latin -aria

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