SINCE 1828
Oikopleura
noun
Oi·ko·pleu·ra
| \ ˌȯikəˈplu̇rə\
Definition of Oikopleura
: a cosmopolitan genus of small tunicates (class Larvacea) with egg-shaped body and long tail
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