Megalops \Meg"a*lops\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[o^]ps), n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`gas, -a`loy, large + 'w`ps eye.]

(Zool.)

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. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster]

2. A large fish; the tarpum. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Megalops \Meg"a*lops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`gas, -a`loy, large + 'w`ps eye.]

(Zo["o]l.)

1. A larva, in a stage following the zo["e]a, 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. Also used adjectively.

2. A large fish; the tarpum.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)