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megalops

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
mega-lops
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Megalops and New Latin megalops.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

megalopses (plural)

Questions

What does megalops mean?
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.
Where does megalops come from?
Borrowed from translingual Megalops and New Latin megalops.

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