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zoea

[ zoh-ee-uh ]

noun

, Zoology.
, plural zo·e·ae [zoh-, ee, -ee], zo·e·as.
  1. any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.


zoea

/ zəʊˈiːə /

noun

  1. the free-swimming larva of a crab or related crustacean, which has well-developed abdominal appendages and may bear one or more spines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • zo·eal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoea1

1820–30; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek ( ) life + New Latin -ea -ea
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoea1

C20: New Latin, from Greek zōē life
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Example Sentences

Again and again its skin splits, and a rather different zoea appears.

You ask about the skipping of the Zoea stage in fresh-water decapods: is this an illustration of acceleration?

As an illustration of this metamorphosis, we give figures of the Zoea Taurus in two states, viz., Fig.

With crowds of its brothers and sisters, the zoea kicks about on the surface of the sea.

The maggot is the larva of the fly, and the zoea is the larva of the Crab.

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