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zoeanounAlternative spelling of zoëa. [(zoology) 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.]
zoëanoun(zoology) 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.
zooeanounAlternative spelling of zoëa. [(zoology) 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.]
protozoeanoun(zoology) A group of larval stages in the growth of decapods in which the antennae are used for movement, and mandibles for chewing.
megalopsnoun(zoology) A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large.
decapodnounA decapod, the 0-10-0 (UK) and 2-10-0 steam locomotive configurations.
crustaceologynounThe branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
diastylidnoun(zoology)Any crustacean in the family Diastylidae.
diogenidnoun(zoology) Any crustacean in the family Diogenidae.
cystideannoun(zoology) A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface, but before it develops the structures necessary to feed.
mysisnoun(zoology) A set of growth stages in the larvae of Decapoda after protozoea and prior to the juvenile stage, in which pereiopods are used to move.
trochospherenoun(zoology) trochophore
naupliusnoun(zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
metanaupliusnoun(zoology) A larval crustacean in a stage following the nauplius, having about seven pairs of appendages.
peraeopodnounAlternative spelling of pereiopod. [Any of the thoracic appendages of a decapod that are used for walking (and for gathering food)]
zooidnoun(zoology) One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are not developed.
ostracodnounAny of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.
zoanthodemenoun(zoology) The zooids of a compound anthozoan, collectively.
testaceannoun(obsolete, zoology) One of the rhizopods in the former grouping Testacea.
malacostracan(zoology) Any of very many crustaceans of the class Malacostraca.

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