"megaripple" meaning in English

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          "text": "Generally these undulations are less than 1 meter long. Van Straaten (1953, p. 1—2) used the term megaripple for ripple marks with wave lengths (fig. 4-13) greater than 1 meter.",
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          "text": "Orientations of megaripple and sandwave crestline appear to be controlled by the mean current direction.",
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