megalops

See also: Megalops

English

Etymology

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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.
2. A large fish; the tarpum.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “megalops”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Adjective

megalōps (genitive megalōpis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having large eyes

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	megalōps			megalōpēs	megalōpia
Genitive	megalōpis			megalōpium
Dative	megalōpī			megalōpibus
Accusative	megalōpem	megalōps		megalōpēs	megalōpia
Ablative	megalōpī			megalōpibus
Vocative	megalōps			megalōpēs	megalōpia

Synonyms

• macrōps

Antonyms

• mīcrōps