# pluteus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church
2. The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms.

## Etymology
From Latin pluteus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pluteus