‖Nau″pli‐us (?), n.; pl.Nauplii (#). [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. ναυ̑σ ship + � to sail.] (Zoöl.) A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennæ, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.