See Also: megalopa(dictionary)

laudable (oh) and megalopa (iou)


laudable (oh)



deserving praise, even if not completely successful
-synonym praiseworthy praiseworthy
::a laudable attempt
-- laudably adv

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.