leptocephalus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The flat, transparent larva of an eel, originally thought to be a distinct species.

leptocephalus leptocephali

From (obsolete) genus name Leptocephalus, equivalent to Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slim”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

glass eel

leptocephalic leptocephalous

preleptocephalus

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