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megalops

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Megalops and New Latin megalops.

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