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zo•e•a
Pronunciation: (zō-ē'u), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -e•aePronunciation: (-ē'ē), [key] -e•as.
Zool.
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
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