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zoaea

/zoʊˈi.ə/

zoaea is the alternative spelling of zoëa.

Meaning of zoëa

Noun

zoëa (plural zoëas or zoëae)

  1. A larval stage of certain decapod crustaceans, especially of decapods such as crabs and certain Anomura, also called the copepod stage, characterized by spines on the carapace and rudimentary thoracic and abdominal limbs.

Forms of zoaea

pluralzoaeas
pluralzoaeae

Questions about zoaea

What is zoaea the alternative spelling of?
Zoaea is the alternative spelling of zoëa.
How do you pronounce zoaea?
Zoaea is pronounced /zoʊˈi.ə/.

Words near zoaea in the dictionary

  1. zo-
  2. zo-ologies
  3. zo-ology
  4. zoa
  5. Zoacum
  6. zoaea
  7. zoaeae
  8. zoaeal
  9. zoaeas
  10. zoamylin
  11. zoanone

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zoaea (page history and authors); zoëa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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