megalopa Zool.
(mɛgəˈləʊpə)
[mod.L., fem. of *megalōpus, a. Gr. µεγαλωπός large-eyed, f. µεγαλο- megalo- + ὠπ-, ὤψ eye.]
= megalops 1.
| 1815 W. E. Leach Malacostraca Podophth. Brit. Plate xvi, Megalopa Leach. 1862 W. B. Carpenter Microsc. §408 (ed. 3) 659 In which stage the [crab-] larva is remarkable for the large size of its eyes, and hence received the name of Megalopa when it was supposed to be a distinct type. 1880 Huxley Crayfish 284 The Megalopa stage of the crab. |