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megalops
[ meg-uh-lops ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌlɒps /
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noun Zoology.
the larval stage of marine crabs immediately prior to and resembling the adult stage.
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Origin of megalops
Words nearby megalops
megalocephaly, megalomania, megalomaniac, megalopolis, megalopolitan, megalops, megalopsia, megalopteran, megalosaur, -megaly, Megan
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How to use megalops in a sentence
During the next few days they frequently saw tarpon (Megalops Atlanticus) six feet long, reminding one of gigantic herring.