"megalops" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megalopses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} megalops (plural megalopses)
  1. (zoology) 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. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-megalops-en-noun-yxO0n6hf Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. A large fish of species Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon). Categories (lifeform): Elopomorph fish
    Sense id: en-megalops-en-noun-M9roPFeg Disambiguation of Elopomorph fish: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58

Inflected forms

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