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megalops

[ meg-uh-lops ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌlɒps /

noun Zoology.

the larval stage of marine crabs immediately prior to and resembling the adult stage.

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Origin of megalops

1850–55; < New Latin, originally a genus name, equivalent to Greek megal- megal- + ṓps eye, face

Words nearby megalops

megalopenis, megalophthalmus, megalopodia, megalopolis, megalopolitan, megalops, megalopsia, megalopteran, megalosaur, megalosplenia, megalosyndactyly
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