Larvae and Postlarvae. Planktonic larval life begins as the female lobster raises her abdomen and vigorously fans the pleopods to which the prelarvae are attached. This fanning breaks the cement attachment to the prelarvae and propels them upwards toward the water surface.
bicipital tuberosity. [bÄ«â²sipÂ·ÉdÂ·Él âtÃ¼bÂ·Éâ²rÃ¤sÂ·ÉdÂ·Ä] (anatomy) An eminence on the anterior inner aspect of the neck of the radius; the tendon of the biceps muscle is inserted here.
The noun TUBEROSITY has 1 sense: 1. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament. Familiarity information: TUBEROSITY used as a noun is very rare.