prezoea

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noun

The precursor stage of a zoea

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Meanings

nounprezoea (plural prezoeae)

plural prezoeae · alternative prezoaea

  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 ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + zoea.

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APA

prezoea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prezoea

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“prezoea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prezoea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prezoea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prezoea.

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