Note: 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.
ZOETROPE
Zo"e*trope, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.
ZOHAR
Zo"har, n. Etym: [Heb. z candor, splendor.]
Defn: A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century, a. d. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century. Encyc. Brit.
ZOIC
Zo"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to animals, or animal life.
ZOIDE
Zo"ide, n. (Biol.)
Defn: See Meride.
ZOILEAN
Zo*il"e*an, a.