zoea

[zoh-ee-uh] /zoʊˈi ə/

Word Origin

noun, plural zoeae

[zoh-ee-ee] /zoʊˈi i/ (Show IPA), zoeas. Zoology.

any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.

Origin of zoea

1820-1830

1820-30; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek zō(ḗ) life + New Latin -ea -ea

Related forms

zoeal, adjective

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This is well seen in the nauplius of many Cirripedia (fig. 15) and in nearly all zoeae.

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British Dictionary definitions for zoeae

zoea

/zəʊˈiːə/

noun (pl) zoeae, zoaeae (zəʊˈiːiː) zoeas, zoaeas

the free-swimming larva of a crab or related crustacean, which has well-developed abdominal appendages and may bear one or more spines

Word Origin

C20: New Latin, from Greek zōē life

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