megalops

See also: Megalops

English

Etymology

Noun

megalops (plural megalopses)

(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.
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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

(New Latin) having large eyes

Usage notes

Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	megalōps		megalōpēs	megalōpia
Genitive	megalōpis		megalōpium
Dative	megalōpī		megalōpibus
Accusative	megalōpem	megalōps	megalōpēs	megalōpia
Ablative	megalōpī		megalōpibus
Vocative	megalōps		megalōpēs	megalōpia

Synonyms

macrōps

Antonyms

mīcrōps