Zoea
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
historical examples
as an ill-stration of this metamorphosis, we give figures of the zoea taurus in two states, viz., fig.
the ocean world: louis figuier
it was called a zoea; but you can call it a crab caterpillar or larva.
on the seash-r- r. cadwallader smith
the maggot is the larva of the fly, and the zoea is the larva of the crab.
on the seash-r- r. cadwallader smith
with crowds of its brothers and sisters, the zoea kicks about on the surface of the sea.
on the seash-r- r. cadwallader smith
you ask about the skipping of the zoea stage in fresh-water decapods: is this an ill-stration of acceleration?
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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
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