lept-

Variant of lepto-

lepto- definition

lepto- (lep′tō, -tə)

thin, fine, slender leptodactylous
also, before a vowel, lept-

Etymology: Gr lepto- < leptos, thin: see lepton

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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