Leptocephalus meaning
The small, laterally compressed, transparent larva of an eel or of any of certain related fishes, such as a tarpon.
noun
The marine, ribbonlike larva of tarpons, bonefishes, and eels.
noun
Origin of leptocephalus
- New Latin lepto– cephalus head (from Greek -kephalos -headed) –cephalous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition