According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
ZOEAE
Noun
zoeae
plural of zoea
Source: Wiktionary
ZOEA
Zo"ƫ*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod Crustacea, especially of crabs and certain Anomura. [Written also zoƦa.]
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 antennƦ 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 zoƫa, after casting its shell, changes to a megalops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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