zoea

[ zoh-ee-uh ]

/ zoʊˈi ə /

noun, plural zo·e·ae [zoh-ee-ee], /zoʊˈi i/, zo·e·as.Zoology.

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

Origin of zoea

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

OTHER WORDS FROM zoea

zo·e·al, adjective

Words nearby zoea

zod., zodiac, zodiacal constellation, zodiacal light, Zoe, zoea, zoetrope, Zoffany, Zog I, Zohar, zoic

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Example sentences from the Web for zoea

With crowds of its brothers and sisters, the zoea kicks about on the surface of the sea.
On the Seashore|R. Cadwallader Smith
The maggot is the larva of the fly, and the zoea is the larva of the Crab.
On the Seashore|R. Cadwallader Smith
You ask about the skipping of the Zoea stage in fresh-water decapods: is this an illustration of acceleration?
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
It was called a zoea; but you can call it a Crab caterpillar or larva.
On the Seashore|R. Cadwallader Smith

As an illustration of this metamorphosis, we give figures of the Zoea Taurus in two states, viz., Fig.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for zoea

zoea

zoaea

/ (zəʊˈiːə) /

noun plural zoeae or zoaeae (zəʊˈiːiː) or zoeas or 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 for zoea

C20: New Latin, from Greek zōē life

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单词	zoea
释义	zoea [ zoh-ee-uh ] / zoʊˈi ə / noun, plural zo·e·ae [zoh-ee-ee], /zoʊˈi i/, zo·e·as.Zoology. any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace. Origin of zoea 1820–30; <New Latin, equivalent to Greek zō(ḗ) life + New Latin -ea-ea OTHER WORDS FROM zoea zo·e·al, adjective Words nearby zoea zod., zodiac, zodiacal constellation, zodiacal light, Zoe, zoea, zoetrope, Zoffany, Zog I, Zohar, zoic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for zoea With crowds of its brothers and sisters, the zoea kicks about on the surface of the sea. On the Seashore\|R. Cadwallader Smith The maggot is the larva of the fly, and the zoea is the larva of the Crab. On the Seashore\|R. Cadwallader Smith You ask about the skipping of the Zoea stage in fresh-water decapods: is this an illustration of acceleration? More Letters of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin It was called a zoea; but you can call it a Crab caterpillar or larva. On the Seashore\|R. Cadwallader Smith As an illustration of this metamorphosis, we give figures of the Zoea Taurus in two states, viz., Fig. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for zoea zoea zoaea / (zəʊˈiːə) / noun plural zoeae or zoaeae (zəʊˈiːiː) or zoeas or 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 for zoea C20: New Latin, from Greek zōē life 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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