noun
pl. -·li· the marine, ribbonlike larva of tarpons, bonefishes, and eels
Origin of leptocephalus
ModL: see lepto- and -cephalousleptocephalus
lep·to·ceph·a·lusWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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leptocephalus
noun
pl. lep·to·ceph·a·li,The small, laterally compressed, transparent larva of an eel or of any of certain related fishes, such as a tarpon.
Origin of leptocephalus
New Latin lepto- cephalus head ( from Greek -kephalos -headed ); see -cephalous .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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