Animals and Plants
- Bolitoglossa zapoteca, a species of salamander
- Zapotec tomato, a pleated heirloom tomato variety
- Zapoteca (plant), a legume genus including for example Zapoteca aculeata and Zapoteca portoricensis subsp. portoricensis
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