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megalopa (iou)



megalopa noun. E19.
[mod. Latin (orig. as genus name), from Greek megalopos large-eyed, or from Latin MEGALO- + ops eye.]
Zoology. A larval stage in the development of crabs, following the nauplius stage and having the adult number of trunk segments and legs; a crab in this stage. Also called megalops. Freq. attrib.