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Definition of Megalops

1. n. A larva, in a stage following the zoëa, 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. Also used adjectively.

Definition of Megalops

1. Noun. (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. ¹

2. Noun. A large fish; the tarpum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Megalops

1. a larval stage of most crabs [n -LOPSES]

Medical Definition of Megalops

1. 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. Also used adjectively. 2. A large fish; the tarpum. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Megas, -aloy, large + 'wps eye. (29 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Megalops

Literary usage of Megalops

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1914)
"I am indebted to Dr. J. Percy Moore who identified the animal as Platynereis megalops, Verrill. The belief seems to prevail that in the study of the cell ..."

2. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1868)
"However, I convinced myself that the Indian megalops shows as many slight variations as any other ... megalops cyprinoides. Clupea cyprinoides, Brouss. Dec. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The only species known are from the East Indies. (3) megalops ... All the characters of a megalops, but the dorsal filament wanting, and the form somewhat ..."

4. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John Van Denburgh (1922)
"Our specimens from Tucson were caught in mud puddles on the desert a mile or more from the river. 192. Thamnophis megalops (Kennicott) MEXICAN GARTER-SNAKE ..."

5. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1855)
"... megalops, GRD. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. VII, 1855, 323. The head constitutes the fourth of the total length, not including the forked portion of ..."

6. Synopsis of the Fishes of North America by David Starr Jordan, Charles Henry Gilbert (1883)
"... megalops Forbes.) Pharyngeal leeth in one row, 5-5 or 5-<i, strongly hooked, ... megalops ..."

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