Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prezoea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-zoea
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The precursor stage of a zoea

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From pre- + zoea.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prezoeae (plural) prezoaea (alternative)

Questions

What does prezoea mean?: The precursor stage of a zoea
Where does prezoea come from?: From pre- + zoea.

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