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Zoea vs Toea - What's the difference?

zoea | toea |

As nouns the difference between zoea and toea

is that zoea is a peculiar larval stage of certain decapod crustaceans, especially of crabs and certain Anomura. Also called the copepod stage while toea is a unit of currency, equivalent to 1/100th of a Papua New Guinean kina.

zoea

English

Alternative forms

* * zoea * zoaea

Noun

  • (zoology) A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod crustaceans, especially of crabs and certain Anomura. Also called the copepod stage.

    • Usage notes

    * In this stage the anterior part of the body is relatively large, and usually bears three or four long spines. The years are conspicuous, and the antennæ and jaws are long, fringed organs used in swimming. The thoracic legs are undeveloped or rudimentary, the abdomen long, slender, and often without appendages. The zoëa, after casting its shell, changes to a megalops. This was originally thought to be a distinct genus.

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    toea

    English

    Noun

    (toea)
  • A unit of currency, equivalent to 1/100th of a Papua New Guinean kina