Definition of zoea in US English:

zoea

nounPlural zoeae zōˈēəzōˈēə

A larval form of certain crustaceans, such as the crab, having a spiny carapace and rudimentary limbs on the abdomen and thorax.
Example sentencesExamples
- The carapace of a zoea covers the head and the forward portion of the thorax.
- Anthony Rice has used morphology of zoea to develop phylogenies of subsets of decapods that provides a different insight into relationships.
- Similarly, in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus, identical pigments are found in the megalopal retina (unfortunately, zoea larvae have not yet been studied) and in the adult.
- Most metamorphosing malacostracans have a nauplius larva, but in many species eggs hatch into zoea larvae.
- The purpose of this study was to examine and identify Brachyuran zoea of the San Francisco Bay Estuary, then to generate a dichotomous key.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek zōē 'life'.

Definition of zoea in US English:

zoea

nounzōˈēə

A larval form of certain crustaceans, such as the crab, having a spiny carapace and rudimentary limbs on the abdomen and thorax.
Example sentencesExamples
- Similarly, in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus, identical pigments are found in the megalopal retina (unfortunately, zoea larvae have not yet been studied) and in the adult.
- Anthony Rice has used morphology of zoea to develop phylogenies of subsets of decapods that provides a different insight into relationships.
- The carapace of a zoea covers the head and the forward portion of the thorax.
- The purpose of this study was to examine and identify Brachyuran zoea of the San Francisco Bay Estuary, then to generate a dichotomous key.
- Most metamorphosing malacostracans have a nauplius larva, but in many species eggs hatch into zoea larvae.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek zōē ‘life’.

单词	zoea
释义	Definition of zoea in US English: zoea nounPlural zoeae zōˈēəzōˈēə A larval form of certain crustaceans, such as the crab, having a spiny carapace and rudimentary limbs on the abdomen and thorax. Example sentencesExamples The carapace of a zoea covers the head and the forward portion of the thorax. Anthony Rice has used morphology of zoea to develop phylogenies of subsets of decapods that provides a different insight into relationships. Similarly, in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus, identical pigments are found in the megalopal retina (unfortunately, zoea larvae have not yet been studied) and in the adult. Most metamorphosing malacostracans have a nauplius larva, but in many species eggs hatch into zoea larvae. The purpose of this study was to examine and identify Brachyuran zoea of the San Francisco Bay Estuary, then to generate a dichotomous key. Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek zōē 'life'. Definition of zoea in US English: zoea nounzōˈēə A larval form of certain crustaceans, such as the crab, having a spiny carapace and rudimentary limbs on the abdomen and thorax. Example sentencesExamples Similarly, in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus, identical pigments are found in the megalopal retina (unfortunately, zoea larvae have not yet been studied) and in the adult. Anthony Rice has used morphology of zoea to develop phylogenies of subsets of decapods that provides a different insight into relationships. The carapace of a zoea covers the head and the forward portion of the thorax. The purpose of this study was to examine and identify Brachyuran zoea of the San Francisco Bay Estuary, then to generate a dichotomous key. Most metamorphosing malacostracans have a nauplius larva, but in many species eggs hatch into zoea larvae. Origin Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek zōē ‘life’.
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