‖ diporpa Zool.
(daɪˈpɔːpə)
Pl. -æ.
[f. Gr. δι-, δίς twice, doubly + πόρπη pin of a buckle.]
The solitary immature form of a Diplozoon.
| 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 650 The embryo known as Diporpa is at first free-swimming. Ibid., The two Diporpae which make up a single Diplozoon. |