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Meaning of MEGALOPS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Meg"a*lops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`gas, -a`loy, large +
'w`ps eye.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A larva, in a stage following the zo["e]a, 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.
 
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