megalopic

Variant of megalops

megalops definition

mega·lops (meg′ə läps′)

noun pl. megalops -·lops′ or megalopses -·lop′·ses

an advanced larval stage of the true crabs, just preceding the definitive adult stage

Etymology: ModL < megal(o)- + Gr ōps, eye

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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