lepto-

Lepto is defined as thin.

(prefix)

An example of lepto is leptocephali, which is the ribbonlike larva of some marine animals.

See lepto- in Webster's New World College Dictionary

thin, fine, slender: leptodactylous

also, before a vowel, lept-

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

See lepto- in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or lept-

prefix

Slender; thin; fine: leptocephalus.

Origin:

Origin: Greek

Origin: , from leptos, fine, thin

Origin: , from lepein, to peel

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