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What is a megalops?

What is a megalops? Here are some definitions.

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  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; the tarpum.
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After hatching the young crab passes through two larval stages, a zoaea and a megalops, before it takes the form of a crab.
The crab zoea eventually changes into a megalops, which resembles a small crab with its tail extended behind it.

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