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leptocephalus

[ lep-tuh-sef-uh-luhs ]

noun

, plural lep·to·ceph·a·li [lep-t, uh, -, sef, -, uh, -lahy].
  1. a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.


leptocephalus

/ ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs /

noun

  1. the slender transparent oceanic larva of eels of the genus Anguilla that migrates from its hatching ground in the Caribbean to European freshwater habitats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leptocephalus1

From New Latin, dating back to 1760–70; lepto-, -cephalous
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Example Sentences

Teleostean fishes are generally bony, but the bones are represented by cartilages in Leptocephalus.

In H. leptocephalus the posterior nares are brought very far back by the meeting of the alisphenoids.

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