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prezoea

prezoea noun: the precursor stage of a zoea.

Noun

prezoea (plural prezoeae)

  1. The precursor stage of a zoea
    • The absence of a cover layer over the appendices and telson confirms that larvae analyzed here are at first zoeal stage instead of a prezoea stage [50 ,51 ] that could occur just after hatching.2015 December 29, “Morphology of First Zoeal Stage of Four Genera of Alvinocaridid Shrimps from Hydrothermal Vents and Cold Seeps: Implications for Ecology, Larval Biology and Phylogeny”, in PLOS...

Forms of prezoea

pluralprezoeae
alternative formprezoaea

Origin of prezoea

From pre- + zoea.

Questions about prezoea

What does prezoea mean?
Prezoea means the precursor stage of a zoea.
What part of speech is prezoea?
Prezoea is a noun.
What is the plural of prezoea?
The plural of prezoea is prezoeae.

Words near prezoea in the dictionary

  1. Preziosis
  2. Prezioso
  3. Preziosos
  4. prezizane
  5. prezizanes
  6. prezoea
  7. prezoeae
  8. prezonal
  9. prezone
  10. prezoned
  11. prezones

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