ALL meanings of zoea
zo·e·a
Z z - noun zoea A larval form of certain crustaceans, such as the crab, having a spiny carapace and rudimentary limbs on the abdomen and thorax. 1
- noun plural zoea any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace. 1
- noun zoea Alternative spelling of zoaea. 0
- noun zoea the free-swimming larva of a crab or related crustacean, which has well-developed abdominal appendages and may bear one or more spines 0
- noun zoea an early, free-swimming larval stage of various decapod crustaceans, characterized by long, curved anterior and dorsal spines on the carapace 0