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.
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