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megalopses

megalopses is the plural of megalops.

Meaning of megalops

Noun

megalops (plural megalopses)

  1. 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.

Questions about megalopses

What is megalopses the plural of?
Megalopses is the plural of megalops.

Words near megalopses in the dictionary

  1. megalopolizes
  2. megalopolizing
  3. megalopore
  4. megalopores
  5. megalops
  6. megalopses
  7. megalopsia
  8. megalopsias
  9. megalopsychia
  10. megalopsychoi
  11. megalopsychos

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