megalops

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English

Etymology

From New Latin megalops.

Noun

megalops (plural megalopses)

  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.
  2. A large fish of species Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon).

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “megalops”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos) + ὤψ (ṓps).

Adjective

megalōps (genitive megalōpis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having large eyes

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Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative megalōps megalōpēs megalōpia
genitive megalōpis megalōpium
dative megalōpī megalōpibus
accusative megalōpem megalōps megalōpēs megalōpia
ablative megalōpī megalōpibus
vocative megalōps megalōpēs megalōpia

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