zoa
plural of zoon.
Other definitions for -zoa (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “animals,” “organisms” of the kind specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology: Protozoa.
Origin of -zoa
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How to use zoa in a sentence
But that risk pales compared to the risk of AIPAC becoming ECI or zoa.
In the majority of the Decapoda the larva leaves the egg in a form known as the zoa (fig. 210).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourThe next stage (fig. 215) at any rate represents the commencement of the zoa series.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourAmongst the other Macrura the larva generally leaves the egg as a zoa similar to that of the prawns.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourBefore the close of the zoa condition a small and unjointed palp appears on the mandible.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland Balfour
In Penus the larv are of comparatively simple form, but in the allied genus Sergestes the zoa has a very remarkable appearance.
The Life of Crustacea | William Thomas Calman
British Dictionary definitions for zoa (1 of 2)
/ (ˈzəʊə) /
the plural of zoon
British Dictionary definitions for -zoa (2 of 2)
indicating groups of animal organisms: Metazoa
Origin of -zoa
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