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PRONUNCIATION OF MEGALOPS

megalops  [ˈmeɡəˌlɒps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEGALOPS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Megalops is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEGALOPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

megalops

Tarpon

Tarpons are large fish of the genus Megalops; one species is native to the Atlantic, and the other to the Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are the only members of the family Megalopidae.

Definition of megalops in the English dictionary

The definition of megalops in the dictionary is a free-swimming larval stage in the development of crabs that occurs subsequent to the zoea stage and in which the larvae have large eyes and the same number of legs as fully developed adults. Other definition of megalops is a larva in the megalops stage of development.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEGALOPS


chops
tʃɒps
copse
kɒps
cyclops
ˈsaɪklɒps
drops
drɒps
elops
ˈɛlɒps
hops
hɒps
hydrops
ˈhaɪdrɒps
lithops
ˈlɪθɒps
nyctalops
ˈnɪktəˌlɒps
Ops
ɒps
Pelops
ˈpiːlɒps
pops
pɒps
props
prɒps
psyops
ˈsaɪˌɒps
slops
slɒps
stops
stɒps
stylops
ˈstaɪlɒps
sundrops
ˈsʌnˌdrɒps
tops
tɒps
triceratops
traɪˈsɛrəˌtɒps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEGALOPS

megalith
megalithic
megalithic tomb
megalitre
megaloblast
megaloblastic
megaloblastic anaemia
megalocardia
megalocephalic
megalocephalous
megalocephaly
megalodon
megalomania
megalomaniac
megalomaniacal
megalopic
megalopolis
megalopolitan
megalosaur
megalosaurian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEGALOPS

assault troops
Cecrops
combat troops
eardrops
eye drops
flops
ground troops
high tops
mutton chops
nose drops
oops
paratroops
proclaim from the housetops
pull out all the stops
root crops
shock troops
shout from the rooftops
troops
whoops
woops

Synonyms and antonyms of megalops in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «megalops» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEGALOPS

Find out the translation of megalops to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of megalops from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «megalops» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

megalops
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

megalops
570 millions of speakers

English

megalops
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

megalops
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

megalops
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

megalops
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

megalops
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

megalops
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

megalops
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Megalops
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

megalops
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メガロパ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

megalops
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Megalops
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

megalops
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

megalops
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेगॅलप्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

megalops
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

megalops
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

megalops
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

megalops
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

megalops
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

megalops
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

megalops
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Megalops
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

megalops
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of megalops

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGALOPS»

The term «megalops» is normally little used and occupies the 131.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGALOPS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «megalops» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «megalops» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about megalops

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEGALOPS»

Discover the use of megalops in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to megalops and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
eluded some pelliicida with his D. hypcrborea (I believe that his fig. 42b represents the fins of pclliicida); Clarke (1966) considered that (Taonius) pelliicida and (Taonius) megalops were probably identical; and Duly (1972) and Duly & Nixon ...
2
Studies of Fertilization in Platynereis Megalops...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ernest Everett Just, 2012
3
Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia
Systematics Megalops cyprinoides has been variously placed within the Elopidae (the giant herrings) or Megalopidae, with the latter being currently accepted [406]. Both families are ancient: Merrick and Schmida [936] suggest that mega- ...
Brad Pusey, Mark J. Kennard, Angela H. Arthington, 2004
4
The Fishes of the Indo-australian Archipelago
Megalops giganteus Blkr. 380, 282. Megalops indicus С. V. 10, 67. 16, 6. 26, 11. 46, 214. 69, 15. 91, 72. 119, 14. cf. Megalops cyprinoides Blkr. Megalops indicus Blkr. cf. Megalops filamentosus Lac. Megalops indicus Val., Blkr. cf. Megalops ...
Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort, Max Wilhelm Carl Weber, 1940
5
Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish ...
Radiometric age validation of tarpon, Megalops atlanticus. Fish. Bull. 99: 389– 398. Bishop, R.E. and J.J. Torres. 1999. Leptocephalus energetics: metabolism and excretion. J. Exp. Biol. 202: 2485–2493. Crabtree, R.E. 1995. Relationship ...
Jerald S. Ault, 2007
6
Freshwater fishes of Costa Rica
FAMILIA MEGALOPIDAE Sábalo EL SÁBALO, MEGALOPS ATLANTICUS de nuestra costa atlántica y su pariente Megalops cyprinoides del mar índico y el Pacífico Occidental, son peces marinos de aguas tropicales y subtropicales.
William A. Bussing, 1998
7
Studies on Eumalacostraca: a homage to Masatsune Takeda
Pedroplax takedai sp. nov. is very similar in general appearance to P. megalops but can be separated by a suite of characters. 1) The carapace regions are generally not as pronounced as P. takedai and in particular the gastro-cardiac groove ...
‎2012
8
Intertidal Invertebrates of California
The last zoeal instar is followed by a molt and metamorphosis to the megalops stage. The megalops looks a bit like a small crab. The abdomen is somewhat flattened and can be folded forward below the cephalothorax, allowing the animal to ...
‎1980
9
Advances in the Study of Peromyscus (Rodentia)
Osgood (1909) viewed megalops and melanocarpus as sufficiently distinct to place them together in a separate species group. He included zarhynclius in the same group, though his comparisons of it mentioned neither of those species but  ...
Gordon L. Kirkland, James Nathaniel Layne, 1989
10
Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America
Type species: Megalops allanticus Valenciennes. 1847. Type by original designation. Gender: masculine. Megalops allanticus Valenciennes. 1847 ICIupea thrissoides Bloch & Schneider, 1801:424. Type locality: mari Atlántico et Pacifico.
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEGALOPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term megalops is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kachemak Bay tour: Science, sights
Using a handy guide provided, Matthias pointed out the critter was a zoea, a very young crab moving into the next stage of its life, a megalops. «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
2
New bay tour offers science, sightseeing
Using a handy guide provided, Matthias pointed out the critter was a zoea, a very young crab moving into the next stage of its life, a megalops. «Homer News, Jul 15»
3
Tarpon time brings big bucks, big sharks to area
Scientific name: Megalops atlanticus. Distribution: In the North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea ; adults have been seen as ... «The News-Press, Jun 15»
4
Tarpon Time: Next few months will be prime for chasing silver kings
As water temperatures move past the 75-degree mark and stay there, the wave of giant tropical fish known as Megalops atlanticus — the ... «TBO.com, May 15»
5
NASA's shoals may be key to sea life
This day, aboard the 25-foot boat named Megalops Atlanticus (scientific name for tarpon), they go long-line fishing about a mile offshore of ... «Florida Today, Mar 15»
6
Sometimes you get what you pay for when it comes to music
CHOOSE A FORM: Get your dose of new music when Form, Success!, Wild Creatures and Megalops get the party started at 9:30 p.m. Friday at ... «Tallahassee.com, Mar 15»
7
Home of the threatened Scarlet Ibis
... 24 species of fin fish including several commercially important species such as tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), grey snapper (Lutjanus griseus) ... «Trinidad Guardian, Feb 15»
8
Silver kings are a Florida Keys treasure
The kids run to the dockside area where dozens of people are leaning over feeding small dead fish to giant sized tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, ... «Florida Keys Keynoter, Jan 15»
9
VIDEO: Catching Aussie tarpon
THIS video features lure fishing action for Australian tarpon, or oxeye herring (Megalops cyprinoides). While Aussie tarpon unfortunately don't ... «Fishing World, Apr 14»
10
Best-Selling Author Randy Wayne White Crusades to Protect Tarpon
That fish is Megalops atlanticus, an archaic, cow-eyed, thick-jawed feeding machine that can reach eight feet in length and weigh 250 pounds. «Sarasota, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Megalops [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/megalops>. Apr 2024 ».
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