megalops

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noun

A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large.

Origintranslingual Megalops ← New Latin megalops →
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Meanings

nounmegalops (plural megalopses)

plural megalopses

  1. biologyA larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
megalopa

Origin

  1. New Latinmegalops
  2. translingualMegalops
  3. Englishmegalops

Borrowed from translingual Megalops and New Latin megalops.

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Translations

Arabic خُنْجُولَة
  • خُنْجُولَة (ḵunjūla)fish of the genus Megalops

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

megalops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalops

MLA

“megalops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalops. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalops,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalops.

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