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zoea


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

  1. 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

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