Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoëa

/zoʊˈi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoea
IPA: /zoʊˈi.ə/

12

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From New Latin zōaea, zōēa, from Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) (compare ζῷον (zōîon)).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: zōaea, ζωή

Inflected Forms

zoëas (plural) zoëae (plural) zoaea (alternative) zoea (alternative) zooea (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zoëa?: The recorded pronunciation is /zoʊˈi.ə/.
What does zoëa mean?: 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.
Where does zoëa come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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