• (n.) A large fish; the tarpum. • (n.) 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. Also used adjectively.
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(from the article `crustacean`) ...and the postlarval stages use the abdominal appendages. Most decapods omit the nauplius stage and hatch as zoeae, which may be heavily ornamented ...
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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. Also used adjectively. ... 2. <marine biology> A large fish; the tarpum. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Megas, -aloy, large + 'wps eye. ......
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Meg'a·lops (mĕg'ȧ*lŏps)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
me`gas ,
- a`loy , large +
'w`ps eye.]
(Zoology) 1. A larva, in a stage following the zoëa, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have...
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