In zoology, a larval stage in certain crustaceans that follows or opposes the zoea stage in development.
From anti- (opposite/against) + zoea (a larval stage of crustaceans, from Greek zōe meaning life). The prefix indicates this stage comes after or contrasts with the typical zoea phase.
Crustaceans go through bizarre transformations—they're basically tiny aliens shedding their skin repeatedly, and scientists needed special vocabulary to track each microscopic stage of this alien-like metamorphosis.
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